Cardiac Metastasis in an Asymptomatic Geriatric Female

Taral Sharma

doi:10.31031/ggs.2018.02.000526

Abstract

Gerontology & Geriatrics studies Cardiac Metastasis in an Asymptomatic Geriatric Female Kyle Galati BS1, Taral R Sharma2* 1Osteopathic Medical Student, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, SC. 2University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville, Greenville, SC & Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. *Corresponding author: Taral R Sharma, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville, Greenville, SC & Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Greenville, South Carolina, USA Submission: November 20, 2017; Published: January 23, 2018 DOI: 10.31031/GGS.2018.02.000526 ISSN : 2578-0093Volume2 Issue1

Highlights

68-year-old female with a past medical history of stage 4 lung cancers diagnosed in March of 2016
The patient was scheduled for a Stat transthoracic echocardiogram, which revealed mildly diminished left ventricular ejection fraction of 40-45%, as well as a low-density mass noted in the left atrium with the left interatrial septum intact
Cardiac metastases are among the least known and highly debated issues in oncology, and few systematic studies are devoted to this topic [1]

Summary

Case Presentation

68-year-old female with a past medical history of stage 4 lung cancers diagnosed in March of 2016. The CT in March showed a large right lower lobe lung tumor which invaded the right lower lobe bronchi It showed pleural-based metastatic lesions and left adrenal mass suspicious for metastatic disease. There had been a development of a soft tissue mass in the left atrium that was not present previously as well as a slight enlargement of the right hilar lymph nodes. She presented to the Emergency Department after being told that she had an abnormal finding on a CT of her chest. Lower lobe mass, soft tissue mass in the left atrium measuring 1.7 x 2.7cm, as well as enlargement of the right hilar node. She continued to follow up with the Oncologist to discuss further chemotherapy (Figure 2)

Hospital Course

Conclusion