Abstract

Malignant tumors of the heart are rare. Even rarer, however, are metastases to the heart from cancers originating from the gastrointestinal tract. This case report involves a 63-year-old patient who presented into the clinic with a gastric ulcer and subsequent haemorrhage, and who died after sudden cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed a metastatic involvement of the heart muscle from low-grade carcinoma of the stomach, as well as many other organ metastases.

Details

Title
“The Rhythm of Cancer” – Unexpected Autopsy Finding in a Patient with Gastric Ulceration
Author
Ananiev, J 1 ; Hadzhi, M 1 ; Ivanova, K 1 

 Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 
Pages
38-40
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
27195384
e-ISSN
03241750
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3155971042
Copyright
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