title: Renal tumor with associated venous tumor thrombus prolapsing through tricuspid valve during diastole.
abstract: We describe the case of a 76-year-old man with a renal cell carcinoma thrombus extending into the right atrium, prolapsing across the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle during diastole, and producing sufficient portal venous pressure to result in intestinal venous thrombosis and necrosis of the upper gastrointestinal mucosa. The related published studies are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Rupa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwartzbard
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: Samir S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Taneja
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D003971:Diastole; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D014261:Tricuspid Valve