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Renal Cell Carcinoma Extending from the Inferior Vena Cava into the Right Atrium

Kathy B. Kane, Donna M. Cummings, Norma L. Willis, Karen Kurkjian

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Renal cell carcinoma with tumor-thrombus extension into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium is a rare occurrence and is usually seen as an echodense mass within the IVC and right atrium. Echocardiography can help delineate the tumor-thrombus size and evaluate for invasion into the wall of the IVC. This case study describes a patient with advanced renal cell carcinoma. A tumor extending from the IVC into the right atrium is confirmed by sonography.

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Renal cell carcinoma with tumor-thrombus extension into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium is a rare occurrence and is usually seen as an echodense mass within the IVC and right atrium. Echocardiography can help delineate the tumor-thrombus size and evaluate for invasion into the wall of the IVC. This case study describes a patient with advanced renal cell carcinoma. A tumor extending from the IVC into the right atrium is confirmed by sonography.

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Renal cell carcinoma with tumor-thrombus extension into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium is a rare occurrence and is usually seen as an echodense mass within the IVC and right atrium. Echocardiography can help delineate the tumor-thrombus size and evaluate for invasion into the wall of the IVC. This case study describes a patient with advanced renal cell carcinoma. A tumor extending from the IVC into the right atrium is confirmed by sonography.

Key concepts: Medicine, Inferior vena cava, Right atrium, Renal cell carcinoma, Thrombus, Atrium (architecture), Radiology, Vena cava

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