Isolated right ventricular intracavitary metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma in a 74-year-old woman

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 318-320

  Kan, Chung Ben ^a   Chang, Rei Yeuh ^a   Chen, Cheng Kang ^a  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac metastasis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

THALIDOMIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC FULLNESS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 48049099903     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70130-8     Document Type: Article

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