Metastatic Cardiac Tumor from Bronchogenic Carcinoma via Pulmonary Vein: A Case Report

oleh: Rudresh Hiremath, Aishwarya K C., Griselda Philomena Noronha, Siddappa B. Naik, Shrunga Tejasvi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-11-01

Deskripsi

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.