A case image of epicardial implants in a young male with mixed germ cell tumor
Epicardial metastasis from mixed germ cell tumors is exceedingly rare and poses a significant risk for cardiac morbidity. This case highlights the crucial need for comprehensive systemic evaluation in patients with known malignancies presenting with cardiac symptoms.
Authors
- Maria Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-304X)
- Yezin Shamoon
- Abdullah Shafique Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8368-2443)
- Sacide S. Ozgur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2592-4927)
- Rachel Abboud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4687-8444)
- Sherif Elkattawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5119-7606)
- Fayez Shamoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3864-8932)
Institutions
- St. Joseph’s University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9417
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00