Resection of an intracardiac metastasis from malignant teratoma of the testis

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 1386 - 1387
• Main Authors: O'Donnell, Aonghus F., Maghur, Hassan A., Grogan, Liam, Camey, Desmond, McGovcrn, Eilis M.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-12-1993; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Heart Neoplasms - secondary; Heart Neoplasms - surgery; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Medical sciences; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the heart; Teratoma - pathology; Teratoma - surgery; Testicular Neoplasms - pathology; Heart; Human; Cardiovascular disease; Surgical resection; Malignant tumor; Metastasis; Testicle; Malignant teratoma; Case study; Treatment; Surgery; Male genital diseases; Testicular diseases
• ISSN: 0003-4975; 1552-6259
• DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90687-D

Nonseminomatous germ cell testicular neoplasm is a disease cured primarily by platinum-based combination chemotherapy. Operation is reserved for those patients who continue to harbor residual masses after chemotherapy. Locoregional lymph nodes and lungs are common sites for residual deposits. Intracardiac metastases are very rare. We report a case of successful resection of bilateral lung and single intracardiac secondary deposits from a malignant teratoma, treated by orchidectomy 6 years Previously.