Hepatoma causing a massive tumour embolus.
A case of hepatoma is reported, with a typical clinical setting but a most unusual and dramatic final episode. A massive tumour embolus weighing 30 g became arrested on the tricuspid valve, resulting in acute circulatory failure.
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve