title: Technology: an aid to clinical judgement.
abstract: Complete removal of renal cell tumor with thrombus which extends above the diaphragm often necessitates use of cardiopulmonary bypass. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can play an important role in delineating the extent of tumor growth. We describe a patient with renal cell carcinoma with thrombosis invading into the right ventricle and its complete removal with the aid of TEE.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Department of Anesthesia, G. Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Radhika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Govindasamy
authors.forename: Palaniappan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manickam
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muralidharan
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*