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Document Details : Title: Growth of hepatocellular carcinoma into the right atrium Subtitle: A case of antemortem diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging of the heart Author(s): LAZAROS, George , SAMARA, Chrysoula , NIKOLAKOPOULOU, Zoi , TASSOPOULOS, Nicolaos Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 58 Issue: 6 Date: December 2003 Pages: 563-565 DOI: 10.2143/AC.58.6.2005323 Abstract : We report the unusual case of a 54-year-old man with a right atrial mass (detected by two-dimensional echocardiography) associated with hepatocellular carcinoma.The cardiac mass,following magnetic resonance imaging of the heart,was proved to be due to a direct extension of the liver tumour, via the inferior vena cava,up to the right atrial cavity.We wish to stress that the availability of magnetic resonance imaging renders possible the antemortem diagnosis of cardiac metastasis due to malignant tumours. |
