Resumen

CABRERA, Ignacio et al. Melanoma with cardiac metastasis: report of two cases. Rev Chil Cardiol [online]. 2016, vol.35, n.1, pp.52-55. ISSN 0718-8560.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-85602016000100007.

A 39 year old man presented with signs of an ischemic in-farct in the territory of the medial cerebral artery. A large mobile mass was present in the left atrium and a biopsy showed tissue heavily infiltrated with fat and resection was not possible. A small lesion located at the dorsum allowed a histologic confirmation of a melanoma. The patient died 4 months after surgery. The second patient, a 34 year old woman being treated with chemotherapy for an ovarian melanoma was found to have a right atrial mass. After successful resection of the mass a metastasis of the original melanoma was confirmed and the patient remains in good condition at mid term follow up.

Palabras clave : melanoma; metastasis; heart.

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