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“The Rhythm of Cancer” – Unexpected Autopsy Finding in a Patient with Gastric Ulceration

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Oct 22, 2021

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Malignant tumors of the heart are rare. Even rarer, however, are metastases to the heart from cancers originating from the gastrointestinal tract. This case report involves a 63-year-old patient who presented into the clinic with a gastric ulcer and subsequent haemorrhage, and who died after sudden cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed a metastatic involvement of the heart muscle from low-grade carcinoma of the stomach, as well as many other organ metastases.

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Medicine, Basic Medical Science, Immunology, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medicine, other