Renal carcinoma is an aggressive cancer with a high metastatic tendency. It may invade the renal vein, inferior vena cava and potentially extend in some cases to the right heart cavities. We report a case of a 71-year-old male presenting with an impressive polylobular tissular mass inside the right atrium and the right ventricle revealing an aggressive renal carcinoma extending through the inferior vena cava.
Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie. 2017 Oct 17 [Epub ahead of print]
F Aboukhoudir, E Tcheng, O Rica, S Rekik
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