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Left Atrial Metastases of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Diagnosed by Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging—Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Bertoldi Eduardo Gehling,
Severo Mateus Dornelles,
Scheffel Rafael Selbach,
Foppa Murilo,
de Azevedo Mirela Jobim,
Maia Ana Luiza
Publication year - 2012
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.1540-8175.2011.01549.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , thyroid carcinoma , differential diagnosis , autopsy , incidence (geometry) , thyroid , cardiac magnetic resonance , carcinoma , pathology , cardiology , physics , optics
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. (Echocardiography 2012;29:E30‐E33)