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Comparing Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Model Established in Mouse Kidney and on Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane
Published on: February 8, 2020
Novel approach to recurrent cavoatrial renal cell carcinoma
Jennifer L Alejo1, Timothy J George, Claude A Beaty
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
Abstract:
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with cavoatrial extension is a rare and complex problem. Complete resection is difficult but correlates with favorable patient outcomes. We present 2 cases of successful reoperative resections of recurrent RCC in patients with level III-IV cavoatrial involvement. We used a thoracoabdominal approach, peripheral cannulation, and hypothermic circulatory arrest. We advocate this novel approach as a successful means of avoiding a more difficult reoperation.

