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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999;15:373-375
© 1999 Elsevier Science NL

Case Report

Resection of a right atrial metastatic melanoma with unknown origin of primary tumor

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Herzzentrum, University of Leipzig, Russenstrasse 19, D-04289 Leipzig, Germany

Received 28 September 1998; received in revised form 7 December 1998; accepted 16 December 1998.

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Cardiac involvement of malignant melanoma is generally part of a widespread tumor dissemination, which is mostly multifocal. Hence the disease is usually not amenable to surgical intervention. We report successful resection of a large intracavitary melanoma to the right atrium, the primary origin of which was unknown. The right atrium was reconstructed with an autologous pericardial patch. At 12-month follow-up the patient remains asymptomatic.

Key Words: Malignant melanoma • Cardiac neoplasm

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