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Case Reports
. 1980 Jun;123(6):947-50.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)56207-2.

Surgical approach for removal of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava and the right atrium

A C Novick, D M Cosgrove
Case Reports

Surgical approach for removal of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava and the right atrium

A C Novick et al. J Urol. 1980 Jun.

Abstract

We report on a patient who underwent complete removal of a renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava and the right atrium. The importance of accurate preoperative definition of the supradiaphragmatic extent of disease is emphasized and the surgical approach for removing such a tumor is described.

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