Mobile right atrial thrombus with pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and disseminated tumor thrombosis

We report a 61-year-old male patient who presented with one month history of exertional dyspnea, persistent dry cough, abdominal pain with distension, poor appetite, and weight loss. This case illustrates a rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma with mobile right atrial thrombus and pulmonary...

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Published inHeart views Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 173 - 177
Main Authors Panduranga, Prashanth, Al-Mukhaini, Mohammed, Ratnam, Lakshmi, Al-Harthy, Salim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2011
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Alcohol use
Anticoagulants
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis
Disseminated tumor thrombosis
Health aspects
Hepatitis
hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatoma
IVC thrombosis
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Medical treatment
portal vein thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
right atrial thrombus
Risk factors
Veins & arteries
Weight control
United States
IVC thrombosis
Disseminated tumor thrombosis
pulmonary embolism
portal vein thrombosis
hepatocellular carcinoma
right atrial thrombus
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Summary:We report a 61-year-old male patient who presented with one month history of exertional dyspnea, persistent dry cough, abdominal pain with distension, poor appetite, and weight loss. This case illustrates a rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma with mobile right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism along with disseminated tumor thrombosis at multiple sites. Furthermore, this case reiterates that an early detection and diagnosis may have increasing importance in the advent of new therapies for treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
ISSN:1995-705X
0976-5123
DOI:10.4103/1995-705X.90907