Crossing Boundaries: A Rare Case of Cardiac Dysfunction
| Autor: | Raja Zaghlol, Brian Cuneo, Laith Ali, Tariq Sallam, Amre Ghazzal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
hepatocellular carcin
medicine.medical_specialty Cardiac Neoplasm medicine.medical_treatment Cardiology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Cardiac dysfunction 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Rare case medicine obstructive shock Embolization cardiac neoplasm business.industry General Engineering medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Obstructive shock Oncology Hepatocellular carcinoma cardiovascular system Right atrium Transthoracic echocardiogram business transthoracic echocardiogram 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Cardiac tumors are relatively rare. Secondary cardiac tumors are by far more common than primary cardiac tumors. Cardiac involvement may occur secondary to hematogenous metastases, direct invasion, or tumor growth into the venous system and extension into the right atrium. Patients can present with a spectrum of conditions, including embolization, obstruction of ventricular outflow tracts, direct invasion of myocardium causing impaired myocardial function, invasion of surrounding tissue, interference with valvular function causing valvular regurgitation, or constitutional non-specific signs and symptoms. Imaging modalities are essential for diagnosis. Management is mostly surgical, but can include other medical strategies as well. We present a case of a 65-year-old male with hepatocellular carcinoma with direct invasion to the heart through the venous system. |
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