Author(s)

Samir Rafla¹, Tarek Bishay²

¹Emeritus Professor of Cardiology Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
²Cardiology Department, National Heart Institute, Cairo, Egypt.

Background: Cardiac masses are not rare findings; they can be primary or secondary. The differential diagnosis may need surgical intervention in most cases. Case summary: A 42-year female presented with complaints of dyspnea, palpitations, ventricular premature beats, attacks of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography revealed a myocardial septal mass on both sides in the right and left ventricles. The decision to operate was taken and the masses were removed. It was proved by histopathologic examination to be metastatic from her skin melanoma. Clinically, arrhythmias subsided. Conclusion: The decision of surgery proved unavoidable. Early diagnosis by surgical intervention is important for effective treatment.

Melanoma, Case Report, Cardiac Masses, Echocardiography, Surgical Intervention

Rafla, S. and Bishay, T. (2021) Case Report: Intracardiac Mass, the Importance of Early Diagnosis and Surgical Intervention. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 10, 240-245. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2021.109031.