Hepatocellular carcinoma with tumoral extension to the inferior vena cava and right atrium

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2024 Oct;116(10):583-584. doi: 10.17235/reed.2024.10174/2023.

Abstract

This case report describes an 81-year-old male with Child-Pugh B chronic liver disease presenting with dyspnea and atypical precordial pain. Evaluation revealed a third-degree atrioventricular block, necessitating temporary pacemaker placement. Portable cardiac ultrasound identified an intracavitary mass in the right atrium. A triphasic abdominal CT scan unveiled a solid lesion in hepatic segments VII and VIII, displaying arterial phase enhancement and late-phase washout. The neoplastic lesion, measuring 9.3 x 8.3 cm, exhibited lobulated, poorly defined borders, with extension into the right suprahepatic vein, inferior vena cava, and right atrium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / complications
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / pathology
  • Heart Atria* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria* / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / complications
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vena Cava, Inferior* / diagnostic imaging
  • Vena Cava, Inferior* / pathology