title: Urgent heart surgery for an atrial mass: metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Extension of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma into the right atrium is exceedingly rare and has a very poor prognosis. We report a case of successful surgical excision of hepatic tumor extension into the right atrium that was causing hemodynamic compromise.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Regina General Hospital, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aboguddah
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Dewar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male