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Renal cell carcinoma extending into the right ventricle: successful resection with cardiopulmonary bypass
C Redaelli1, T Carrel, R Jenni
1Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Successful total removal of a renal cell carcinoma extending through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle is reported. The rarity of this case prompted a review of the literature in which only right atrium involvement in this type of tumor was found.