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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 18;10(7):e6080.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6080. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Cardiac Metastases from Choroidal Melanoma

Ammar Madani  1 , Nabil E Omar  2 , Ghulam Mustafa  3 , Mahir Petkar  4 , Samah Mohamed  5 , Maryam Al Kuwari  5 , Sabir Abdul Karim  6 , Reyad Mohsen  1
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Cardiac Metastases from Choroidal Melanoma

Ammar Madani et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

In patients with uveal melanoma, cardiac metastases can present without any symptoms. It is becoming more common than previously thought and highlights the importance of routine surveillance after definitive treatment.

Keywords: choroid; heart; melanoma; ocular; uvea.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Apical 4 chamber view showing asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy with abnormal appearance of myocardium
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
CMR, four‐chamber SSFP cine views showed multiple hypo intense masses with focal signal loss, as compared to normal myocardium extending throughout the myocardium
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Early gadolinium (A&B) and late gadolinium (C&D) images revealed increased uptake in the multiple masses
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
(A) PET CT coronal view showing nodules in the myocardium and mesentery along with a large abdominopelvic mass. (B) PET CT axial view showing nodules in the myocardium
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
Pelvic mass biopsy revealing heavily pigmented atypical melanocytes (H and E × 20)
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