title: Lung metastasis invading the left atrium--CT diagnosis.
abstract: A case of metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma invading the left atrium is reported in a patient with clinical signs of cardiac tamponade. The intracavitary extension of the tumour was clearly demonstrated by contrast enhanced CT. As CT plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with intrathoracic masses, intravenous contrast medium is recommended in those cases with associated clinical symptoms of heart disease or pericardial effusion. Its use may establish the diagnosis of cardiac involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sapir Medical Center, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zissin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shapiro-Feinberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rachmani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kots
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media