Metastases of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Misdiagnosed as Isolated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 6
Abstract
At present, cardiac metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma is rarely mentioned in the literature. We report a hepatocellular carcinoma patient with cardiac metastasis misdiagnosed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2011. Two years later, on presentation of syncope, an abnormal ventricular septal size was recorded by ultrasound scan, and was subsequently shown by magnetic resonance imaging to be a tumour lesion. A myocardial biopsy confirmed infiltration of hepatocellular carcinoma. This observation underlines the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma cardiac metastasis, manifested in its infiltrative form as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In conclusion, we suggest that the ultrasound appearance of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in hepatocellular carcinoma patients should be seen as a “red flag” and recommend the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging assessment of transplant candidates.
Authors and Affiliations
Assunta Greco, Roberto De Masi, Stefania Orlando, Antonio Metrangolo, Vittorio Zecca, Giancarlo Morciano, Antonella De Donno, Francesco Bagordo
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