Language
English
Publication Date
5-1-2022
Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-20-7424
PMID
35648448
PMCID
PMC9242640
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
6-1-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Abstract
A 64-year-old man who had undergone treatment for left parotid adenocarcinoma presented with progressive exertional shortness of breath. Evaluation revealed metastatic invasion of the myocardium as a rare presentation of recurrent parotid adenocarcinoma. This case highlights the importance of using multimodal imaging methods in diagnostic evaluation and a collaborative multidisciplinary approach in managing patient care.
Keywords
Adenocarcinoma/secondary, carcinoid heart disease, cardiac imaging techniques, fatal outcome, heart neoplasms/complications/diagnostic imaging/secondary, myocardium/pathology, neoplasm metastasis, parotid neoplasms/pathology
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
El-Am, Edward A; Jarori, Upasana; Grethlein, Sara J; et al., "Recurrent Parotid Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Diffuse Myocardial Metastatic Disease" (2022). The Texas Heart Institute Journal. 110.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/texasheartinstituejournal/110