Case of left atrial metastasis of a sarcomatoid carcinoma

Metastatic tumor involvement of the heart may occur with all types of primary neoplasms. Right atrial cardiac metastases following vena cava extension from renal cell carcinoma are well recognized, while a left atrial appearance is extremely rare. We report on a patient who developed a left atrial mass originating from the lower right pulmonary vein after successful resection of a renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid areas by right-sided nephrectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of this type of pancytokeratin-expressing tumor in the literature so far.