Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Right Atrium Metastases.
cardiac metastases
cardiac tumours
chronic liver disease
cirrhosis
hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
accepted:
23
03
2022
entrez:
28
4
2022
pubmed:
29
4
2022
medline:
29
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Hepatocellular carcinoma is common in patients with cirrhosis regardless of the etiology. Its presentation is uncommon in patients without known cirrhosis. It can spread commonly to the lungs, abdominal lymph nodes and bone but cardiac metastases are rare. The screening and early diagnosis impact the treatment feasibility and prognosis. The most common etiologies of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are alcohol consumption and viral hepatitis B and C, however, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming a more pronounced known risk factor for steatosis, advanced liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and thus hepatocellular carcinoma due to the rise of metabolic syndrome prevalence. Although a known risk factor, there are no current recommendations for cancer surveillance in patients with NAFLD. The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of this rising complication by describing a rare initial presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35481312
doi: 10.7759/cureus.23416
pmc: PMC9033640
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e23416Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Teixeira et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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