TITLE:
Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic to the Mitral Valve: Case Report and Review of the Literature
AUTHORS:
Daniel J. Axelson, Natalie P. Kreitzer, Gregory J. Fermann
KEYWORDS:
Lung Cancer, Myocardial Infarction
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.7,
July
23,
2014
ABSTRACT: In 2008, 1.6 million new cases of lung cancer were diagnosed worldwide,
representing 13% of all cancer cases for the year, and in 2010, 19% of cancer
deaths were attributed to lung cancer. Though lung cancer frequently
metastasizes to the adrenal glands, bone, brain, liver, and other lung, it
infrequently metastasizes to the heart. Here, we report a case of lung cancer
metastatic to the mitral valve.