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Echocardiographic detection of left atrium and left ventricle tumoral invasion via the left upper pulmonary vein, leading to the diagnosis of lung cancer
Author(s) -
Uygur Begum,
Celik Omer,
Birant Ali,
Demir Ali R.,
Erturk Mehmet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22824
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , left atrium , pulmonary vein , left pulmonary vein , lung cancer , lung , left lung , radiology , cardiology , vein , ablation , atrial fibrillation
Left atrial (LA) invasion by lung cancer via hematogenous pathways is relatively uncommon. Herein we report the case of a 68‐year‐old male without any medical history, in whom lung cancer was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiographic detection of the LA and left ventricle tumoral invasion via the left upper pulmonary vein. The primary source of tumor was found out by computed tomography.