Isolated right ventricular metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by epithelial-mesenchymal transition: a case report.

Kosuke Saku Nobuhiro Tahara Yoshihiro FukumotoHiroyuki Tanaka

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)

Isolated metastasis of HCC to the right ventricle is extremely rare. The HCC with EMT has a potentially high risk of metastasizing to the heart and other organs, and the prognosis is poor.

Keyphrases

epithelial mesenchymal transition
transforming growth factor
signaling pathway
heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension