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Migration of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Into the Right Atrium

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A 40-year-old man with a medical history of hepatitis B presented with abdominal distention and leg swelling. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed cirrhosis and a large mass extending from the liver into the inferior vena cava and extending into the right atrium. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large right atrial mass extending from the inferior vena cava with possible attachment to the interatrial septum. The patient was eventually determined to have advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with invasion into the inferior vena cava and into the right atrium, along with pulmonary metastases.

Source: JACC Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102857

Authors: Emaad Siddiqui, Pallavi Solanki, Christine Gerula, Marc Klapholz, Alfonso H. Waller

Institution: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $850