Journal of Clinical Cases

Single Cardiaca Metástasis From Rectal Cáncer Case Report And Literature Review

Castaño JC, Castellví J , Puig M, Míguez J, Cañas MA , Farreras N, Mompart S and Mullerat JM

1. Department of General and digestive surgery, CSI-Hospital Moisès Broggi
2. Department of Cardiology, CSI-Hospital Moisès Broggi
3. Department of Radiology, CSI-Hospital Moisès Broggi
4. Department of Pathological anatomy, CSI-Hospital Moisès Broggi

Corresponding Author: Castaño JC

Summary

Cardiac metastases of rectal origin are rare and carry a very poor prognosis. A few cases have been described in the literature with poor short-term prognosis. Wepre sent a case of a 71-year-old male patient diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer who, after a thorough staging study, showed a cardiac lesion suspicious of malignancy. The study was completed with PET-CT and cardiac MRI and biopsy which supported the diagnosis of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. Based On the review we propose some considerations for the management of the patients taking into account the poor short-term prognosis.

KeywordsRectal cancer, rectal adenocarcinoma, cardiac metastases.