Asymptomatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma into the right ventricular cavity presenting with electrocardiographic changes

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 180-183

  Liu, Yu Chun ^a   Hung, Chi Sheng ^a   Chan, Shang Yih ^b   Chen, Yung Wei ^a   Shun, Chia Tung ^a   Lai, Ling Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ECG; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastasis; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; T WAVE INVERSION;

EID: 33749673839     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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