Renal tumor with associated venous tumor thrombus prolapsing through tricuspid valve during diastole.
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.
Patel
Rupa
R
Department of Urology, Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Schwartzbard
Arthur
A
Bosco
Joseph
J
Torre
Pablo
P
Taneja
Samir S
SS
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