title: Left atrial metastases of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma diagnosed by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging--case report and review of literature.
abstract: Intracardiac metastases of thyroid carcinoma are a rare event. Their incidence is low in large autopsy series, and antemortem diagnosis is even less common. We present the case of a woman with advanced poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma who had extensive intracardiac metastases. This case highlights the usefulness of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of cardiac metastases.
authors: Cardiology Division, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Eduardo Gehling
authors: EG
authors: Bertoldi
authors: Mateus Dornelles
authors: MD
authors: Severo
authors: Rafael Selbach
authors: RS
authors: Scheffel
authors: Murilo
authors: M
authors: Foppa
authors: Mirela Jobim
authors: MJ
authors: de Azevedo
authors: Ana Luiza
authors: AL
authors: Maia
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011014:Pneumonia; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium