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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

Large tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium through the inferior vena cava due to hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report.

Georgios Benetos, Angeliki Vakka, Eirini Solomou, Vasiliki Katsi, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Konstantinos Toutouzas

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Georgios BenetosFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Angeliki Vakka3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Nikaia, Piraeus, Greece.
Eirini SolomouFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki KatsiCardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos TsioufisFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos ToutouzasFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

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This is a case report of a 54-year-old patient with hepatocellular cancer under palliative chemotherapy who admitted with dyspnea on minimal exertion and peripheral oedema over the past 5 days. Echocardiogram revealed a large echogenic mass in the right atrial cavity which did not enhance with intravenous echo contrast agent, and a distended inferior vena cava (IVC) which was occluded by echogenic material with no signs of flow. To distinguish with accuracy if the thrombus was a bland or tumor thrombus, contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) was performed. CT Pulmonary Angiography and abdominal contrast-enhanced CT showed a distended and occluded IVC by a mass that extended to the right atrium and enhanced with intravenous contrast agent, and thus the mass was considered as a tumor thrombus. Due to the impaired performance status and liver function of the patient, supportive treatment was preferred instead of a surgical or radiological intervention. Large tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium through the inferior vena cava due to hepatocellular carcinoma has a rare incidence and is associated with a poor prognosis.

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Case reportHepatocellular carcinomaRight atriumTumor thrombus

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