A case of metastatic heart disease in kidney cancer

Abstract

Metastatic lesions of the heart can occur in various oncological diseases, but are more often observed in malignant neoplasms of nearby organs. A clinical case of a patient with kidney cancer and cardiac metastases occurring under the guise of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is presented. In this case, metastases were detected only during a pathological autopsy of the patient. Thus, in a patient with cancer and the clinical picture of AMI, it is necessary to exclude the presence of metastases in the heart, as well as non-coronary causes of increased troponin levels. Correct diagnosis of cardiac metastases plays a decisive role in choosing optimal therapy and improving the prognosis for the patient.