Late renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the left ventricular outflow tract.
Cardiac metastases from renal cell carcinoma are extremely rare. We report a case of late renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the left ventricular outflow tract, presenting more than 20 years after nephrectomy and successfully treated by total excision.
Bradley
S M
SM
Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
Bolling
S F
SF
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery