title: [A case report of left renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Osaka Police Hospital.
authors.forename: Mototaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.forename: Yuuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumiya
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujioka
mesh_terms: 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*