title: Surgical approach for removal of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava and the right atrium.
abstract: We report on a patient who underwent complete removal of a renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava and the right atrium. The importance of accurate preoperative definition of the supradiaphragmatic extent of disease is emphasized and the surgical approach for removing such a tumor is described.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery