Unique Association of Cardiac Amyloidosis and Right Atrial Tumor Thrombus in a Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Overview

Journal Radiol Case Rep

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Radiology

Date 2019 Jul 31

PMID 31360276

Authors

Valeria Mancusi

Andrea Ponsiglione

Michele Gambardella

Massimo Imbriaco

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Abstract

Tumor thrombus is a very rare complication observed in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. We report a unique case of hepatocellular carcinoma with extension of tumor along the inferior vein cava into the right atrium, in a patient with cardiac amyloidosis and without any cardio respiratory distress or typical clinical findings suggestive of cardiovascular involvement from cardiac amyloidosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is a useful tool to assess intracardiac tumor extension as well as to provide myocardial tissue characterization.

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