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Renal cell carcinoma with invasion of the tricuspid valve apparatus.

Divisions of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy.
The Journal of heart valve disease (impact factor: 0.81). 05/2012; 21(3):374-6. pp.374-6
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT A right atrial in-growth of renal carcinoma occurs in 1% of cases. A traditional approach to removal of the tumor using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and deep-hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) has been challenged in favor of techniques that allow tumor removal without CPB and DHCA. To the best of the present authors' knowledge, no report has yet been made of an invasion by the tumor of the tricuspid valve leaflets and subvalvular apparatus. The details of such a case are reported herein, where CPB + DHCA was used to completely remove the neoplasm, and to preserve tricuspid valve competence.

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Keywords

atrial in-growth
 
cardiopulmonary bypass
 
cases
 
CPB
 
CPB + DHCA
 
deep-hypothermic circulatory arrest
 
neoplasm
 
present authors' knowledge
 
renal carcinoma
 
subvalvular apparatus
 
techniques
 
tricuspid valve competence
 
tricuspid valve leaflets