Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue with Metastasis to Myocardium: Report of a Case and Literature Review

Shafiq, Ali and Samad, Fatima and Roberts, Eric and Levin, Jonathan and Nawaz, Ubaid and Tajik, A. Jamil (2019) Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue with Metastasis to Myocardium: Report of a Case and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology, 2019. pp. 1-6. ISSN 2090-6404

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Abstract

This is a case of a 43-year-old man who in 2014 was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the tongue. He underwent extensive surgery that involved right tongue cancer resection and reconstruction with a free flap graft from his right forearm. He then was started on chemotherapy and radiation. Surveillance computed tomography in December 2016 showed a cardiac lesion in the left ventricular apex, which was confirmed by further echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. A biopsy of the mass revealed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. He was deemed to not be a surgical candidate and continued on palliative chemotherapy. The patient had a very poor prognosis and eventually succumbed to the disease, highlighting the importance of surveillance imaging in such cases. A high index of suspicion on the part of the physician is needed to help in the early identification of these patients.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Impact Archive > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2023 07:10
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2024 06:37
URI: http://research.sdpublishers.net/id/eprint/931

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