Intracardiac metastasis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Cardiac metastasis from head and neck cancer is an extremely rare and devastating condition with an abysmal prognosis. Most of our knowledge about this condition is from case reports and series. We present a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils that was complicated by embolic stroke and cr...

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Published in:	BMJ case reports Vol. 13; no. 6; p. e234691
Main Authors:	Abu Khalaf, Suha, Riaz, Talha, Mansour, Abdallah, Doll, Donald
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 30-06-2020 BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Case report
Subjects:	Adrenal glands Biopsy Breast cancer Bronchoscopy Case reports Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant - methods Diagnosis, Differential Embolic Stroke - diagnosis Embolic Stroke - etiology Embolic Stroke - physiopathology Endocarditis Fatal Outcome Gallbladder Head & neck cancer Heart attacks Heart Neoplasms - pathology Heart Neoplasms - physiopathology Heart Neoplasms - secondary Heart Neoplasms - surgery Humans Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors - administration & dosage Ischemia Lymphatic system Male Medical imaging Metastasis Middle Aged Neck Dissection - methods Neoplasm Grading Neoplasm Staging Nivolumab - administration & dosage Palatine Tonsil - diagnostic imaging Palatine Tonsil - pathology Palatine Tonsil - surgery Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography - methods Radiation therapy Sinuses Squamous cell carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - pathology Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - physiopathology Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - surgery Stroke Tomography Tonsillectomy - methods Tumors Ultrasonic imaging Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury Veins & arteries head and neck cancer stroke cancer - see oncology
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