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Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma has been associated with a poor prognosis. Common areas of spread include the lungs, portal vein, and portal lymph nodes. Affected patients often have coexisting comorbidities, including cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Our case...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8986503/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35399442 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22901 |
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author | Wu, Kathie Travaline, Catherine E Elliot, Leighton |
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description | Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma has been associated with a poor prognosis. Common areas of spread include the lungs, portal vein, and portal lymph nodes. Affected patients often have coexisting comorbidities, including cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Our case discusses a rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma that had spread to the right atrium, manifesting as acute heart failure in a patient with no history of liver disease. This case highlights the importance of recognizing unusual presentations of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, as earlier detection can lead to improved patient outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-89865032022-04-08 Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Wu, Kathie Travaline, Catherine E Elliot, Leighton Cureus Internal Medicine Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma has been associated with a poor prognosis. Common areas of spread include the lungs, portal vein, and portal lymph nodes. Affected patients often have coexisting comorbidities, including cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Our case discusses a rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma that had spread to the right atrium, manifesting as acute heart failure in a patient with no history of liver disease. This case highlights the importance of recognizing unusual presentations of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, as earlier detection can lead to improved patient outcomes. Cureus 2022-03-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8986503/ /pubmed/35399442 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22901 Text en Copyright © 2022, Wu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Wu, Kathie Travaline, Catherine E Elliot, Leighton Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title | Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_full | Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_fullStr | Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_short | Right Atrial Tumor Invasion: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_sort | right atrial tumor invasion: a rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8986503/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35399442 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22901 |
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