Metastatic Cardiac Tumor from Bronchogenic Carcinoma via Pulmonary Vein: A Case Report
Published: November 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3625
Rudresh Hiremath, Aishwarya K C., Griselda Philomena Noronha, Siddappa B. Naik, Shrunga Tejasvi
1. Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, K.V.G. Medical College Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, K.V.G. Medical College Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.
3. Resident, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, K.V.G. Medical College Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, Karnataka, India.
4. Resident, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, K.V.G. Medical College Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.
5. Resident, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, K.V.G. Medical College Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rudresh Hiremath,
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, K.V.G Medical College, Sullia,
Dakshina Kannada, Karanataka-574 327, India.
Phone: 09945560627, E-mail: drrudresh76@yahoo.co.in
Metastatic tumors of the heart are more common than the primary cardiac tumors. Bronchogenic carcinoma is one of the common primaries for cardiac metastases. Cardiac metastasis from bronchogenic carcinoma via pulmonary vein is rare occurrence. We present a case of central bronchogenic carcinoma with left atrial tumor thrombus via right superior pulmonary vein.
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