title: Renal cell carcinoma extending into the right ventricle: successful resection with cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: Successful total removal of a renal cell carcinoma extending through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle is reported. The rarity of this case prompted a review of the literature in which only right atrium involvement in this type of tumor was found.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Redaelli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carrel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jenni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoffel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turina
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged