Discussion
Clinically, tumor metastasis to the heart is rare and often ignored.
Patients with cardiac masses with a history of a tumor should
considered. TTE is usually the first examination to identify
intracardiac groups. However, cardiac imaging techniques, such as
PET-CT, can accurately determine the nature of cardiac masses and the
invasion of pericardial structures, which is a fundamental step in
guiding clinical surgical and non-operative treatment strategies.
There is no doubt about whether metastatic heart tumors should remove.
Surgery is essential for treating cardiac
tumors[2] and the first choice for all cardiac
tumors [3]. As reported in the literature[4,5], cardiac surgery is very effective for
benign cardiac tumors and most malignant tumors (primary or secondary).
It can solve the potentially and rapidly life-threatening situations
associated with heart disease. Besides, cardiac surgery and
cardiopulmonary bypass have no adverse effects on the survival of
patients with malignant tumors [6] and can achieve
low early mortality and excellent survival rate[7].
However, the patient did not receive formal medical treatment, so
cervical squamous cell carcinoma metastasized to the left cervical lymph
node and recurrence in the valvula tricuspidalis. The treatment of
metastatic cardiac tumors is not a single mode of medicine but a
combination of surgery, medical treatment, and advanced diagnosis, which
may significantly impact the survival of these patients[8,9].