Direct extension of bronchogenic carcinoma through pulmonary veins into the left atrium mimicking left atrial myxoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Direct extention of bronchogenic carcinoma via pulmonary veins into the left atrium is rare. We describe two such cases, one which presented as a left atrial mass with pulmonary edema, and another which was detected at autopsy.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
- Heart Neoplasms
- Lung Neoplasms
- Myxoma
- Pulmonary Veins