Transthoracic Echocardiography Revealed Inferior Vena Cava and Right Atrial Occupation:Report of One Case].

One case with ascites and lower limb edema as the initial manifestations was reported.The echocardiography revealed inferior vena cava and right atrial occupation,which combined with increased alpha fetoprotein and imaging examination,suggested liver malignant tumor combined with tumor thrombus of inferior vena cava and right atrium.After targeted therapy combined with immunotherapy,the tumor shrank and alpha fetoprotein decreased significantly,suggesting that the treatment was effective.The median survival time of the patient was 3 months.This patient had a clear history of cirrhosis due to hepatitis B and was clinically diagnosed with advanced liver cancer,which suggested the importance of early liver cancer screening.

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Su-Qiao Zhang, Yong-Mei Zhang, Jie Lin, Yu-Qing Zhu. Transthoracic Echocardiography Revealed Inferior Vena Cava and Right Atrial Occupation:Report of One Case]. Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae. 2023 Dec 30;45(6):1011-1014

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