Abstract
Intracardiac metastases of thyroid carcinoma are a rare event. Their incidence is low in large autopsy series, and antemortem diagnosis is even less common. We present the case of a woman with advanced poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma who had extensive intracardiac metastases. This case highlights the usefulness of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of cardiac metastases.
© 2011, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Contrast Media
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gadolinium
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Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Atria / pathology
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Heart Neoplasms / pathology
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Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
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Humans
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Image Enhancement / methods
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnostic imaging*
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
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Pneumonia
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Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*
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Ultrasonography
Substances
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Contrast Media
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Gadolinium