M. Oliveira, Marina Tulher Florizano, Laura Frontana C. Santos, P. Navarro, Roney Cesar Signorini Filho
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Abstract
Endometrial malignancy is the most common gynecologic cancer in developed countries.1 Metastasis to the pelvic and para-aortic nodes is common. The most usual sites for distant metastasis are lungs, liver, brain, and bones.2 Cardiac metastasis of infradiaphragmatic tumors are much less frequent. We report a very rare case of metastatic cardiac mass involving the right ventricle secondary to endometrial cancer.