A Rare Case of Testicular Teratoma Metastasizing to the Right Ventricle

Amer Abdulla, MD, MS; Jean-Bernard Durand, MD; Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD; Nicolas Palaskas, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2021)

A Rare Case of Testicular Teratoma Metastasizing to the Right Ventricle

Amer Abdulla, MD, MS,
Jean-Bernard Durand, MD,
Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD,
Nicolas Palaskas, MD

Affiliations

Amer Abdulla, MD, MS: Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Jean-Bernard Durand, MD: Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD: Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Nicolas Palaskas, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Nicolas Palaskas, Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, Unit 1451, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.; Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 117 – 119

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We describe a case of testicular teratoma with metastasis to the right ventricle. The mass nearly completely resolved with chemotherapy, obviating the need for upfront surgery. We review the workup of intracardiac metastatic tumors. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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