Inferior vena caval masses identified by echocardiography.
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.
Sun
J P
JP
Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
Asher
C R
CR
Xu
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Huang
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Griffin
B P
BP
Stewart
W J
WJ
Novick
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Thomas
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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*