Recurrence of esophageal cancer presents as transient ischemic attack

Zhong Xuan Ye; Chun Mei Hsueh; Hsin Bang Leu; Jaw Wen Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jcma.2011.01.039

Recurrence of esophageal cancer presents as transient ischemic attack

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Abstract

A 43-year-old man presented with recurrent transient syncope was admitted under impression of transient ischemia attack. Six months earlier, he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He underwent esophagogastrectomy and recovered uneventfully. Echocardiogram showed an ill-defined infiltrative mass over the lateral wall of the left ventricle and multiple intraventricular mural thrombi. Subsequent computed tomography scan of the chest demonstrated hypo-dense myocardium infiltration with local thickening. The appearance of the myocardium was highly characteristic of transmural cardiac metastasis. The patient received palliative therapy and died 1 month after this admission.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	176-178
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcma.2011.01.039
Publication status	Published - Apr 2011

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Keywords

Cardiac metastasis
Esophageal cancer
Transient ischemia attack

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General Medicine

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Recurrence of esophageal cancer presents as transient ischemic attack

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