Metastatic colorectal carcinoma to the right atrium: a case report and review of the literature.
Humaira SarfrazAbeer ArainMukul K DivatiaMary R SchwartzKirk E HeynePublished in: Cardio-oncology (London, England) (2021)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of next generation sequencing results available on a biopsy of metastatic colorectal cancer to the heart with the largest literature review of 31 reported cases of metastatic colorectal cancer to the heart. It will help direct clinical management and also adds evidence to the potential efficacy of treatment of this rare aggressive disease with chemotherapy in combination with VEGF inhibitors.
Keyphrases
- metastatic colorectal cancer
- heart failure
- healthcare
- small cell lung cancer
- atrial fibrillation
- squamous cell carcinoma
- case report
- endothelial cells
- locally advanced
- pulmonary artery
- gene expression
- vena cava
- combination therapy
- left atrial appendage
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- circulating tumor
- rectal cancer
- genome wide