Metastatic renal cell carcinoma invading right ventricular myocardium without caval involvement

M. Santo-Tomas; N. C. Mahr; M. J. Robinson; A. S. Agatston

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma invading right ventricular myocardium without caval involvement

M. Santo-Tomas, N. C. Mahr, M. J. Robinson, A. S. Agatston

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Abstract

We examined a 56-year-old man who presented with dyspnea and lower extremity edema. A 2-D echocardiogram showed a large mass within the right ventricle which spared the right atrium and the inferior vena cava. Pathologic evaluation identified a renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid features. The tumor had metastasized to and invaded the right ventricular myocardium without right atrial or caval involvement. This pattern of metastases is rare and suggests that this tumor's aggressive nature contributed to the degree of myocardial invasion as well as the patient's rapid demise.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	811-812
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume	39
Issue number	6
State	Published - Dec 1 1998

Keywords

Carcinoma, renal cell secondary
Heart neoplasms secondary
Kidney neoplasms pathology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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