C ase Series of C ardiac M etastasis in Experience, Tertiary Care Centre

Abstract

The incidence of secondary cardiac tumouris 2.3% in previous autopsies studies. Common metastasizing tumours to the heart are lung, esophagus, breast, stomach, pancreas, melanoma, and colon. The oral sqaumous cell carcinoma metastasizing to the heart are r eported in few cases. we are presenting three cases, Out of which two cases of a 51yearold and 59yearold deceased male previously diagnosed with upper esophagus and Larynx squamous cell carcinoma, found having multiple metastatic lesions of lung, liver as well as metastatic foci to the heart in histopathological examination of tissues received after conducting autopsy. Another single case of 28 yearold female of adenocarcinoma of unknown origin,possibility of ovarian origin, which shows metastasis to all major organs including heart. The involvement was limited to the myocardium with a normal pericardium and endocardium, which is not common. The case details and relevant clinical discussion of all three cases are described to highlight asymptomatic, me tastatic foci of oral as well as laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma to myocardium and one case of adenocarcinoma of unknown origin. Keywords: Cardiac metastasis, secondary cardiac tumors 140 /pISSN:22316140, eISSN:23957859 Case Series