The Current Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Cardiac Metastases from Malignant Melanoma: an Educational Presentation
AUTOR(ES)
Spiliopoulos, Kyriakos; Engels, Peter; Kimpouri, Konstantina; Floudas, Iraklis; Salemis, Nikolaos S.; Schmid, Franz-Xaver
FONTE
Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2021-02
RESUMO
Abstract A 71 year-old male with a history of multiple excisions of an initial Clark's level V melanoma of the breast followed by combined radiation and interferon treatment, as well as a recurrence, 3 years later, of a BRAF-positive tumor of the shoulder, with subsequent therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib, presented again with progressive intracardiac masses causing significant right ventricular outflow obstruction. Additionally, the patient complained of dyspnea and fatigue on exertion, thus he was scheduled for surgical resection.
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