[Right atrial and right ventricular thrombus in a patient with hepatic carcinoma - a case report].
A case of a 62-year-old male with suspected aortic dissection is presented. Echocardiography did not confirm the initial diagnosis and revealed the presence of thrombus in the inferior vena cava, right atrium and right ventricle. Computerised tomography, followed by histological examination of liver biopsy, revealed hepatic carcinoma. The patient received anticoagulation and unfortunately died 14 days later. Symptomatology of the right-heart thrombus and thrombo-embolic complications in patients with neoplastic disorders are discussed.
Zaczek
Marcin
M
Wojewódzki Oddział Chirurgii Naczyń, Oddział Chorób Wewnetrznych z Kardiologia, Szpital Zakonu Bonifratrów Sw. Jana Grandego, Kraków, Poland.
Franczyk
Monika
M
Mikulski
Andrzej
A
D016280:Atrial Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*