Cardiac extension of renal cell carcinoma.
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.
Fiarresga
António
A
Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. a.fiarresga@netcabo.pt
Galrinho
Ana
A
Sousa
Lídia
L
Cunha
Jorge
J
Andrade
João
J
da Cruz
António Gomes
AG
Quininha
Jorge
J
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