What lies beneath: A case of cardiac metastases presenting as
pulmonary embolism.
Shantanu Patil, MD, Amjad Kabach, MD, Mahesh Venkata Alla MD
Division of Cardiology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Corresponding author:
Shantanu Patil, MD
Division of Cardiology, 7500 Mercy Rd, Omaha, NE 68124
Fax number: 402-398-6716
Running head: Cardiac metastases presenting as pulmonary embolism.
Abstract: Metastases to the heart can have puzzling clinical
presentation and require timely use of cardiac imaging for diagnosis. We
present a unique case of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC)
recurrence with distant metastases to the heart presenting as pulmonary
embolism.
Key words
Cardiac tumors, Cardiac Imaging, Squamous Cell Carcinoma,
Thromboembolism, Intra-cardiac thrombus, Metastases.