Role of palliative radiotherapy in the management of mural cardiac metastases: who, when and how to treat? A case series of 10 patients

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    Transthoracic echo of patient 11. (A) Parasternal long-axis view showing a small LV with normal function and a large 7.7 × 5.7 × 3.5 cm mass (arrow) causing an almost complete obstruction of RVOT, narrow pulse pressure, and low cardiac output; (B) apical 4 chamber view showing an obstructive RV mass (arrow) involving both septal and lateral walls of the LV and extending from base to apex; (C) short-axis view at the level of AV showing RVOT mass (arrow) extending from the level of TV toward the pulmonic valve (RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract; AO, aorta; LV, left ventricle; LA, left atrium; RV, right ventricle; RA, right atrium; AV, aortic valve; TV, tricuspid valve).