Serous endometrial carcinoma with cardiac metastasis (a case report)
- Authors: Zavyalova M.V.1,2, Vtorushin S.V.1,2, Telegina N.S.1, Kutsenko I.G.1, Dolgalev I.V.1, Egunova M.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Research Institute of Oncology, Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 19, No 2 (2023)
- Pages: 127-132
- Section: GYNECOLOGY. CLINICAL CASE
- Published: 05.08.2023
- URL: https://ojrs.abvpress.ru/ojrs/article/view/1107
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/1994-4098-2023-19-2-127-132
- ID: 1107
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Abstract
Cardiac metastasis from endometrial cancer is a very rare finding. The article presents a case of death, demonstrating the aggressive clinical course of endometrial serous carcinoma. In this clinical example the disease was accompanied by generalized metastasizing through a lymphogenous route to unexpected distant organs (peribronchial lymph nodes, pleura, pericardium).
About the authors
M. V. Zavyalova
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia; Research Institute of Oncology, Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9429-9813
2 Moskovskiy Trakt, Tomsk 634050; 5 Kooperativnyy Pereulok, Tomsk 634050
Russian FederationS. V. Vtorushin
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia; Research Institute of Oncology, Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1195-4008
2 Moskovskiy Trakt, Tomsk 634050; 5 Kooperativnyy Pereulok, Tomsk 634050
Russian FederationN. S. Telegina
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2471-8626
2 Moskovskiy Trakt, Tomsk 634050
Russian FederationI. G. Kutsenko
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8495-8210
2 Moskovskiy Trakt, Tomsk 634050
Russian FederationI. V. Dolgalev
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2658-0181
2 Moskovskiy Trakt, Tomsk 634050
Russian FederationM. A. Egunova
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: mariyaegunova@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0002-8237-2109
Маria A. Egunova.
2 Moskovskiy Trakt, Tomsk 634050
Russian FederationReferences
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