Renal cell carcinoma extending from superior vena cava into right atrium.
Tumoral invasion of inferior vena cava by renal cell carcinoma is reported to be relatively frequent. Usually the tumor grows intraluminally into the renal vein and inferior vena cava as an extension of primary tumor. In this report, we present an unusual case of venous system involvement, invasion of renal cell carcinoma into superior vena cava.
Ozer
Necla
N
Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. neclaozer@hotmail.com <neclaozer@hotmail.com>
Deniz
Ali
A
Pişkinpaşa
Serhan
S
Kiliçkap
Sadettin
S
Kepez
Alper
A
Hazirolan
Tuncay
T
Atalar
Enver
E
Ovünç
Kenan
K
Aksöyek
Serdar
S
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior