Key result
Transesophageal echocardiography detected left atrial and ventricular tumoral invasion via the left upper pulmonary vein, leading to a lung cancer diagnosis in a 68-year-old male.
Why the study?
Left atrial invasion by lung cancer via hematogenous pathways is relatively uncommon.
Transesophageal echocardiography can be instrumental in detecting rare cases of lung cancer invading the left atrium and ventricle via the pulmonary vein.
TEE may detect rare pulmonary vein invasion by lung cancer; this Level 5 case leaves open its staging role.
Left atrial (LA) invasion by lung cancer via hematogenous pathways is relatively uncommon. Herein we report the case of a 68-year-old male without any medical history, in whom lung cancer was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiographic detection of the LA and left ventricle tumoral invasion via the left upper pulmonary vein. The primary source of tumor was found out by computed tomography.
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Uygur et al. (2020) studied this question. Transesophageal echocardiography detected left atrial and ventricular tumoral invasion via the left upper pulmonary vein, leading to a lung cancer diagnosis in a 68-year-old male.
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