Right ventricular inflow and outflow obstruction due to adrenal cell carcinoma.
A 48-year-old man with surgically removed adrenal cell carcinoma presented with shortness of breath and fatigue. Physical examination revealed neck vein distention and a new systolic murmur. Echocardiography showed a right ventricular mass causing inflow and outflow tract obstruction. These findings were confirmed at surgery.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness