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(Circulation. 1954;9:220.)
© 1954 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Tumor Metastasis to the Heart

J. M. YOUNG M.D.¹ I. RALPH GOLDMAN M.D., F.C.C.P.¹

¹ From the Laboratory Service and Medical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Teaching Group (VAMTG) Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

This article is a survey of 476 consecutive cases of tumor death for heart involvement. The somewhat selected group of cases (from a Veterans Administration hospital) shows an incidence of cardiac metastasis of 19.1 per cent. The bulk of tumors metastasizing to the heart were bronchogenic carcinoma, malignant melanoma, malignant lymphoma, and carcinoma of the pancreas and esophagus. Electrocardiographic changes were frequent and correlated fairly closely with the anatomic extent of the disease. The related literature is reviewed.

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