An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand

An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand

We here report a 60-year-old woman in whom autopsy revealed a metastasis in the right cardiac ventricle from a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left hand. The tumors in the myocardium and left hand were both well-differentiated SCCs with keratinization and sporadic keratin pe...

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Main Authors: T. Kondo, M. Takahashi, A. Kuse, M. Morichika, K. Nakagawa, M. Sakurada, R.H. Kaszynski, M. Sugimoto, M. Asano, Y. Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Squamous cell carcinoma
Cardiac metastasis
Hematogenous
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X16300120
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spelling doaj-2eab9b52732a433f87865253ec7d530b2020-11-24T23:26:37ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-536X2016-12-016450951210.1016/j.ejfs.2016.05.002An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left handT. Kondo0M. Takahashi1A. Kuse2M. Morichika3K. Nakagawa4M. Sakurada5R.H. Kaszynski6M. Sugimoto7M. Asano8Y. Ueno9Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanDepartment of Legal Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JapanDivision of Legal Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Social Health Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanWe here report a 60-year-old woman in whom autopsy revealed a metastasis in the right cardiac ventricle from a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left hand. The tumors in the myocardium and left hand were both well-differentiated SCCs with keratinization and sporadic keratin pearls. High concentrations of heart failure markers together with a pericardial effusion suggested antemortem chronic heart failure. Our case is particularly unusual because there were no regional lymph node metastases and the cardiac metastasis was not one of multiple metastases; thus, hematogenous metastasis to the right side of the heart alone had occurred.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X16300120Squamous cell carcinomaCardiac metastasisHematogenous
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author T. Kondo
M. Takahashi
A. Kuse
M. Morichika
K. Nakagawa
M. Sakurada
R.H. Kaszynski
M. Sugimoto
M. Asano
Y. Ueno
spellingShingle T. Kondo
M. Takahashi
A. Kuse
M. Morichika
K. Nakagawa
M. Sakurada
R.H. Kaszynski
M. Sugimoto
M. Asano
Y. Ueno
An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Squamous cell carcinoma
Cardiac metastasis
Hematogenous
author_facet T. Kondo
M. Takahashi
A. Kuse
M. Morichika
K. Nakagawa
M. Sakurada
R.H. Kaszynski
M. Sugimoto
M. Asano
Y. Ueno
author_sort T. Kondo
title An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
title_short An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
title_full An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
title_fullStr An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
title_full_unstemmed An autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
title_sort autopsy case of right ventricular cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand
publisher SpringerOpen
series Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
issn 2090-536X
publishDate 2016-12-01
description We here report a 60-year-old woman in whom autopsy revealed a metastasis in the right cardiac ventricle from a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left hand. The tumors in the myocardium and left hand were both well-differentiated SCCs with keratinization and sporadic keratin pearls. High concentrations of heart failure markers together with a pericardial effusion suggested antemortem chronic heart failure. Our case is particularly unusual because there were no regional lymph node metastases and the cardiac metastasis was not one of multiple metastases; thus, hematogenous metastasis to the right side of the heart alone had occurred.
topic Squamous cell carcinoma
Cardiac metastasis
Hematogenous
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X16300120
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