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. 2020 Jun 2;12(6):e8405. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8405

Table 1. Review of cases of HCC with Tumor Thrombus to the Right Atrium.

Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; TACE, trans-arterial chemoembolization; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Citation # First Author Article  Year  Etiology Initial Symptoms Intervention
[3] Steinberg Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with subtotal occlusion of the inferior vena cava and a right atrial mass 2013 Unknown Generalized edema Palliative care
[5] Lourenço Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with Budd-Chiari syndrome, right atrial thrombus and pulmonary emboli. 2017 HCV Right upper quadrant pain, dyspnea, abdominal distension Palliative care
[6] Numan Hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus extending from the portal vein to the right atrium. 2019 HCV Melena Palliative care
[7] Albakr A large right atrial mass in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma: Case report and literature review. 2014 HBV Cachexia Sorafenib for two months with poor tolerance
[8] Huang Hepatocellular carcinoma with inferior vena caval and right atrial tumor thrombi and massive pulmonary artery embolism: A case report.  2016 HBV Dyspnea Palliative care
[9] Sempokuya Right atrium invasion of tumor thrombus from hepatocellular carcinoma incidentally found on transthoracic echocardiogram.  2018 Autoimmune hepatitis Cachexia, abdominal distension, dyspnea and edema Sorafenib, TACE, and radiofrequency ablation, for HCC, however, did not receive further intervention once tumor thrombus was diagnosed.