John P Lichtenberger1, David A Reynolds2, Jonathan Keung2, Elaine Keung2, Brett W Carter3. 1. 1 Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814. 2. 2 Department of Radiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. 3. 3 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Evaluating metastatic disease to the heart and pericardium, from detection to diagnosis, often requires a multimodality imaging approach. A radiologist's ability to evaluate cardiac metastases hinges on an understanding of the epidemiology, anatomy, and imaging features of this disease process. CONCLUSION: On surveillance imaging of patients with cancer or when metastatic disease is suspected, detection of metastatic disease may be greatly enhanced by an understanding of which primary tumors metastasize to the heart and the most common routes of spread.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluating metastatic disease to the heart and pericardium, from detection to diagnosis, often requires a multimodality imaging approach. A radiologist's ability to evaluate cardiac metastases hinges on an understanding of the epidemiology, anatomy, and imaging features of this disease process. CONCLUSION: On surveillance imaging of patients with cancer or when metastatic disease is suspected, detection of metastatic disease may be greatly enhanced by an understanding of which primary tumors metastasize to the heart and the most common routes of spread.
Authors: Sara G Kwiatkowski; Vikrant S Aulakh; Kunal Kapoor; Xin Wei; John D Grizzard; W Gregory Hundley; Sarah W Gordon; Cory R Trankle Journal: Eur Heart J Case Rep Date: 2022-03-18