Cardiac extension of renal cell carcinoma
Rev Port Cardiol. 2005 Jul-Aug;24(7-8):997-1003.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliation
- 1 Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. a.fiarresga@netcabo.pt
Abstract
We present the case of a sixty-two-year-old man evaluated for a dyspnea episode. Echocardiographic study revealed a tumor in the right atrium that was related to a right kidney neoplasm. Complete resection was possible with a combined thoracic and abdominal approach. Pathological study indicated a renal cell carcinoma.
MeSH terms
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnosis
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
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Heart Atria
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
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Humans
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Kidney Neoplasms* / diagnosis
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Male
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Middle Aged