Cardiac tamponade because of left atrium direct invasion by a large cell neuroendocrine metastatic carcinoma of the lung

A 53-year-old man presented with cardiac tamponade due to direct invasion of left atrium by a large cell neuroendocrine metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Direct invasion of left atrial cavity by this type of lung tumour is rare. When cardiac involvement is suspected, two-dimensional echocardiography i...

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Published in:European journal of echocardiography 2008-05, Vol.9 (3), p.428-429
Main Authors: Lysitsas, Dimitrios N., Banerjee, Pritwith, Shiu, Man Fai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Tamponade - diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Tamponade - etiology
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neuroendocrine Tumors - complications
Neuroendocrine Tumors - diagnostic imaging
Neuroendocrine Tumors - secondary
Ultrasonography
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Summary:A 53-year-old man presented with cardiac tamponade due to direct invasion of left atrium by a large cell neuroendocrine metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Direct invasion of left atrial cavity by this type of lung tumour is rare. When cardiac involvement is suspected, two-dimensional echocardiography is the first-line diagnostic tool. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can provide additional anatomical information and, as in this case, further delineation of the relation between intracavity masses and normal structures, including the mural site of attachment and tumour extension.
ISSN:1525-2167
1532-2114
DOI:10.1093/ejechocard/jen027