title: [Cardiac metastasis of Grawitz tumor: transesophageal monitoring of the effectiveness of antineoplastic therapy].
abstract: A patient with carcinoma of the kidney and right heart metastasis is reported. Transesophageal echocardiography allowed to detect the cardiac metastasis and to control the efficacy of antineoplastic therapy. The surgical resection of the primitive tumor was subsequently possible.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile, Montebelluna (TV).
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mobilia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perrone
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Stefanini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Masaro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchberger
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014747:Vinblastine