title: Cardiac extension of renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: We present the case of a sixty-two-year-old man evaluated for a dyspnea episode. Echocardiographic study revealed a tumor in the right atrium that was related to a right kidney neoplasm. Complete resection was possible with a combined thoracic and abdominal approach. Pathological study indicated a renal cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. a.fiarresga@netcabo.pt
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiarresga
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galrinho
authors.forename: Lídia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: António Gomes
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: da Cruz
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quininha
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged