Left Atrial Metastases of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Diagnosed by Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging—Case Report and Review of Literature

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 highl...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-02, Vol.29 (2), p.E30-E33
Main Authors: Bertoldi, Eduardo Gehling, Severo, Mateus Dornelles, Scheffel, Rafael Selbach, Foppa, Murilo, de Azevedo, Mirela Jobim, Maia, Ana Luiza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cardiac metastasis
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gadolinium
Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Second Primary - diagnostic imaging
Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology
Pneumonia
poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Ultrasonography
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Summary: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) 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.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01549.x