Cardiac Hepatoma: An Unlikely Cause of Malignant Cardiac Metastatic Disease

Cardiac hepatoma is an extremely rare presentation of tumor metastasis. We present a case of an 80-year-old male who presented with symptoms of heart failure and was subsequently diagnosed with cardiac metastatic tumors. This case report highlights the diagnostic challenges and management options as...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e69202
Main Authors: Vicenty-Rivera, Sonia, Molina-Lopez, Victor H, Rodriguez, Alex P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auscultation
Blood clots
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case reports
Edema
Enzymes
Heart failure
Hemodynamics
Hormone replacement therapy
Hypothyroidism
Laboratories
Liver cancer
Liver diseases
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Metabolism
Metastasis
Morphology
Patients
Tomography
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Cardiac hepatoma is an extremely rare presentation of tumor metastasis. We present a case of an 80-year-old male who presented with symptoms of heart failure and was subsequently diagnosed with cardiac metastatic tumors. This case report highlights the diagnostic challenges and management options associated with this rare entity.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.69202