“The Rhythm of Cancer” – Unexpected Autopsy Finding in a Patient with Gastric Ulceration
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Oct 22, 2021
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Published Online: Oct 22, 2021
Page range: 38 - 40
Received: May 25, 2020
Accepted: Aug 31, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0034
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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.