title: Left Atrial Mass Invasion from Pulmonary Neoplasm Extension via the Right Upper Pulmonary Vein Presenting as Ipsilateral Stroke.
abstract: Left atrial invasion by lung cancer via haematogenous pathways is a relatively uncommon but potentially life-threatening event. While several cardiac complications of cardiac involvement have been previously described, the evolution towards cerebral stroke has been rarely reported. In this case report, we describe an atypical case of haematogenous metastatic invasion of the left atrium from pulmonary neoplasm extension presenting as an ipsilateral stroke whose ASCO classification changed during the clinical management.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1423-5922
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ballo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laureano
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariapia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briganti
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Passaleva
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Fiorella
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piga
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatini
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Santoro