A large Right atrial mass in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma : Case report and literature review
BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy and the most frequent sites of metastasis include lungs, bone, lymphatic, and brain, however, Intra-cardiac involvement rarely develops in patients with HCC and it has poor prognosis. The clinical course may be complicated by many fat...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 26(2014), 3 vom: 23. Juli, Seite 174-8 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2014
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Carcinoma Heart atria Heart neoplasms Hepatocellular Secondary Vena cava and inferior |
| Zusammenfassung: | BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy and the most frequent sites of metastasis include lungs, bone, lymphatic, and brain, however, Intra-cardiac involvement rarely develops in patients with HCC and it has poor prognosis. The clinical course may be complicated by many fatal cardiovascular complications. Absence of cardiac symptoms, however, is an unusual condition CASE REPORT: We reported a rare case of hepatocellular carcinoma with large invasion into the right atrium and no cardiac symptoms CONCLUSION: Cardiac metastases occur in 10% of all cancer patients. Heart involvement should be suspected in all patients |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 23.06.2014 Date Revised 03.05.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1016-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsha.2014.02.002 |