title: Inferior vena caval masses identified by echocardiography.
abstract: The most common cause of an inferior vena caval mass is renal cell carcinoma that extends through the lumen, occurring in 47 of 62 patients (85%). Detection of an inferior vena caval mass affects the surgical approach requiring cardiopulmonary bypass for resection when the mass extends to the heart.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Novick
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*