Highlights the rare occurrence of right atrial metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma and the utility of echocardiography in its detection.
Rare right atrial HCC metastasis detectable years later warrants vigilance in follow-up; leaves open optimal surveillance imaging protocols.
Right atrial metastasis occurs in 1 to 4% of patients with hepatoma, and the extension to intracavitary or metastasis of a tumor as a large mass rare. However, the high risk of progressive heart failure and sudden death from the tricuspid valve obstruction necessitates prompt diagnosis of intracavitary extension, and adequate intervention is needed to prolong a patient's life. A 49 year-old female was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of a liver mass, which was identified at a local clinic. The liver mass was confirmed as hepatocellular carcinoma with CT and celiac angiographies findings. She was treated with transarterial chemoembolization. Thirty-four months after discharge, a low density right atrial mass was noted incidentally with chest computed tomography while investigating a massive right pleural effusion for possible pulmonary metastasis. Echocardiography showed a huge inhomogenous echogenic mass at the right atrium. The present report describes a case of primary hepatocellular carcinoma with a intracavitary cardiac mass detected with two dimensional echocardiography.
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