[A case report of left renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium].
A case report of left renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium is reported. A 76-year-old woman was found to have a left renal tumor with tumor thrombus extending into the inferior vena cava and right atrium by computed tomographic-scanning. Left nephrectomy and removal of an intra-atrial tumor thrombus were performed under a cardiopulmonary bypass. The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged from the hospital 22 days postoperatively. The pathological diagnosis was clear cell carcinoma. After surgery, the patient received interferon-gamma. However, the patient developed lung metastases 26 months after the operation and is currently being observed while receiving interferon-alpha.
Satoh
Mototaka
M
The Department of Urology, Osaka Police Hospital.
Hatano
Koji
K
Tsujimoto
Yuuichi
Y
Takada
Tsuyoshi
T
Honda
Masahito
M
Matsumiya
Kiyomi
K
Fujioka
Hideki
H
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*