Left atrial invasion by lung carcinoma through a pulmonary vein.
We describe a rare case of small-cell lung carcinoma invading the left atrium through a pulmonary vein. Echocardiography was particularly useful in this case in assessing the intracavitary extension of the tumor and the outcome of therapy. Echocardiography is a low-cost, easy imaging tool, complementary to radiological techniques and useful in evaluating thoracic tumors involving the cardiovascular structures.
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Servizio di Cardiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico-National Cancer Institute, Aviano (PN), Italy. clestuzzi@cro.it
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D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011667:Pulmonary Veins