Metastatic cardiac tumors: literature review and own observation of testicular tumor metastasis in the right ventricle of the heart

• Date: 2018
• Main Authors: Zakhartseva, L.M., Zakharova, V.P., Shatrova, K.M., Chitaeva, G.E., Vitovsky, R.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PH Akademperiodyka 2018
• Subjects: cardiac metastasis; embryonic carcinoma; morphological diagnostics
• Online Access: https://exp-oncology.com.ua/index.php/Exp/article/view/2018-4-15
• Journal Title: Experimental Oncology

Summary. Background: Tumors of the heart are uncommon and usually benign (in 93% cases myxomas are observed). More often secondary, metastatic tumors are detected in the heart, as a rule, at pronounced progression of the malignant neoplasm with multiple lesions of other internal organs (lung, pleura...