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Case Reports
. 2001 Sep;72(3):931-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02409-7.

Urgent heart surgery for an atrial mass: metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

M W Chu  1 , A Aboguddah, P A Kraus, L R Dewar
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Case Reports

Urgent heart surgery for an atrial mass: metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

M W Chu et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Sep.

Abstract

Extension of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma into the right atrium is exceedingly rare and has a very poor prognosis. We report a case of successful surgical excision of hepatic tumor extension into the right atrium that was causing hemodynamic compromise.

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