title: Renal cell carcinoma extending from superior vena cava into right atrium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. neclaozer@hotmail.com <neclaozer@hotmail.com>
authors.forename: Necla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pişkinpaşa
authors.forename: Sadettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiliçkap
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kepez
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hazirolan
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Atalar
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ovünç
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksöyek
mesh_terms: 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