| Autor: |
Inês Botto, Juliana Serrazina, Carlos Rodrigues Freitas, Sofia Carvalhana, Gonçalo Nogueira-Costa, Helena Cortez-Pinto |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, Pp 1-5 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2387-1954 |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000539093 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly vascular malignancy with the potential for intravascular invasion. However, vascular extension into the cardiac chambers is extremely rare. Case Presentation: We present a 25-year-old male patient in whom the investigation of a cardiac murmur led to the discovery of an intracardiac mass that proved to be advanced-stage HCC with vascular invasion of the right heart. The patient had a previously unknown non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Despite antiviral therapy and systemic treatment for HCC, he eventually died about 1 month later due to disease progression. Conclusion: This report highlights the importance of early HBV diagnosis and treatment for timely detection and management of HCC. Advanced-stage HCC, particularly with cardiac involvement, has an extremely poor prognosis. |
| Databáze: |
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