INTRACARDIAC MASS AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF METASTATIC GERM-CELL TUMOR

Authors
STEIN M REISNER S LACHTER J HAIM N
Citation
M. Stein et al., INTRACARDIAC MASS AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF METASTATIC GERM-CELL TUMOR, International journal of cardiology, 45(3), 1994, pp. 230-232
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
230 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1994)45:3<230:IMATIM>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Cardiac metastases as initial presentation of disseminated germ cell t umors have rarely been reported. The hematogenous route is believed to be the most common pattern of dissemination by germ cell tumour, main ly to the lung, central nervous system and liver. We report a 33-year- old patient with embryonal cell carcinoma who presented with an intraa trial metastatic mass as the initial manifestation of metastatic disea se.