title: Debut of an unusual liver cirrhosis.
abstract: Secondary or metastatic cardiac tumors are about 20-40 times more common than primary benign or malignant cardiac tumors. Cardiac metastases are more frequent in carcinomas, they usually appear in patients over 50 years and the involvement by gender is similar. Any tumor can cause cardiac or pericardial metastasis, although isolated or combined tumor invasion of the pericardium is more common. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the primary diagnostic procedure, followed by computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to verify positive findings and to analyze other structures of the mediastinum and chest. Treatment of such tumors is generally associated with poor results and unfavorable prognosis. We report the case of an unusual cardiac metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelari, España.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Facenda Lorenzo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario La Candelaria, España.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pascual Pérez
authors.affiliation: Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Candelaria, España.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laynez Carnicero
authors.affiliation: Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Candelaria, España.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quijada Fumero
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging