Cor Vasa 2011, 53(12):729-730 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2011.179
Uncommon etiology of right atrial tumour - extension of thyroid cancer
- 1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Direct tumour extension into the right atrium in thyroid cancer is extremely uncommon. We report the case of an 80-year-old woman with echocardiography diagnosed in the right atrial mass. A large thyroid tumour with extension into the right jugular vein (JV), the superior vena cava (SVC) filling the right atrium was revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy led to carcinoma being strongly suspected. The massive intravascular invasion and age of the patient contra-indicated surgical resection.
Keywords: Right intra-atrial tumour; Thyroid cancer; Echocardiography
Published: December 1, 2011 Show citation
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