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Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Right Atrial Extension in a Young Patient with Congenitally Unguarded Tricuspid Orifice
Author(s) -
Barberis Vassilis I.,
Brili Stella,
Dimopoulou Maria,
Barbetseas John,
Stefanadis Christodoulos
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00226.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , tricuspid valve , cardiology , right atrium , heart failure , chronic hepatitis , radiology , virology , virus
We report a case of a young female patient with congenitally unguarded tricuspid orifice and underdeveloped pulmonary valve leaflets, who had developed severe right‐sided congestive heart failure and cardiac cirrhosis early in life. She was admitted to our hospital with deterioration of dyspnea and abdominal tenderness. Hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed on the basis of computed tomography findings, high plasma alpha‐fetoprotein levels and evidence of chronic hepatitis B viral infection. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a mass into the right atrium, considered to be an extension of the tumor.