Renal adenocarcinoma with intramyopericardial and right atrial metastasis, latter via coronary sinus: report of a case.
Primary renal tumors with intracardiac metastasis are not infrequent. Most of the secondary spread is blood-borne and occurs via inferior vena cava. Patients with such a spread often present with cardiac symptoms. We presume that a metastatic spread in the right atrium through coronary sinus has never been reported in the literature according to the result of a Medline search at the time of writing this report.
Rohani
Morteza
M
Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Roumina
Simin
S
Saha
Samir K
SK
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods