Unique association of cardiac amyloidosis and right atrial tumor thrombus in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Jul 16;14(9):1140-1143. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.06.016. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Tumor thrombus is a very rare complication observed in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. We report a unique case of hepatocellular carcinoma with extension of tumor along the inferior vein cava into the right atrium, in a patient with cardiac amyloidosis and without any cardio respiratory distress or typical clinical findings suggestive of cardiovascular involvement from cardiac amyloidosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is a useful tool to assess intracardiac tumor extension as well as to provide myocardial tissue characterization.

Keywords: Cardiac amyloidosis; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Computed tomography; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Thrombus; Tumor.

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