Cardiac metastasis from epidermoid esophageal cancer mimicking anterior myocardial infarction

Cardiac metastases are more common than primary tumors. Several types of malignant tumors have been reported to metastasize to the heart, mainly lung cancer, but in the setting of esophageal cancer, myocardial metastasis is comparatively rare. We report a case of a cardiac metastasis from esophageal...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Marta Oliveira, Alexandra Gonçalves, Cristina Cruz, Jorge Almeida, António J. Madureira, Isabel Amendoeira, M. Júlia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000062