title: Resection of renal cell carcinoma with vena cava extension using circulatory arrest.
abstract: Resection of renal cell carcinoma with extension into the inferior vena cava can result in massive blood loss, incomplete removal of the tumor, and systemic dissemination of malignant cells. A case is presented in which circulatory arrest with total body exsanguination permitted relatively safe resection in a bloodless operative field.
authors.affiliation: Humana Heart Institute, International, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lansing
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Witten
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Masri
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hubbard
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*