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    Radiat Oncol. 2011 Feb 14;6:16. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-6-16.

    Successful radiation treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the right cardiac atrium and ventricle in a pacemaker-dependent patient.

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    Department of Radiation Oncology, 1600 Divisadero Street, Suite H1031, San Francisco, California 94102-1708, USA. dasguptat@radonc.ucsf.edu

    Abstract

    Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy, which is known to metastasize to the heart. We report a case of a patient with ATC with metastatic involvement of the pacemaker leads within the right atrium and right ventricle. The patient survived external beam radiation treatment to his heart, with a radiographic response to treatment. Cardiac metastases are usually reported on autopsy; to our knowledge, this is the first report of the successful treatment of cardiac metastases encasing the leads of a pacemaker, and of cardiac metastases from ATCs, with a review of the pertinent literature.

    PMID:
    21320341
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3049119
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