Two-dimensional echocardiographic abnormalities of right atrial metastatic tumors in hepatoma

We describe two patients suffering from hepatoma who presented with right atrial metastatic tumors as a result of invasion of the inferior vena cava and extension into the right atrium. Two-dimensional echocardiographic studies detected the right atrial tumor during life in both patients and the inv...

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Published inChest Vol. 87; no. 3; p. 399
Main Authors Chia, B L, Choo, M H, Tan, L, Tan, A, Oon, C J, Chew, P H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1985
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Adult
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary
Echocardiography
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Vena Cava, Inferior
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Summary:We describe two patients suffering from hepatoma who presented with right atrial metastatic tumors as a result of invasion of the inferior vena cava and extension into the right atrium. Two-dimensional echocardiographic studies detected the right atrial tumor during life in both patients and the invasion of the inferior vena cava in one patient.
ISSN:0012-3692
DOI:10.1378/chest.87.3.399