Inferior vena caval masses identified by echocardiography

J P Sun; C R Asher; Y Xu; V Huang; B P Griffin; W J Stewart; A C Novick; J D Thomas

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00393-8

Inferior vena caval masses identified by echocardiography

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Sep 1;84(5):613-5, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00393-8.

Authors

J P Sun¹, C R Asher, Y Xu, V Huang, B P Griffin, W J Stewart, A C Novick, J D Thomas

Collaborator

J D Thomas²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
² Cleveland Clinic Found, OH

PMID: 10482170
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00393-8

Abstract

The most common cause of an inferior vena caval mass is renal cell carcinoma that extends through the lumen, occurring in 47 of 62 patients (85%). Detection of an inferior vena caval mass affects the surgical approach requiring cardiopulmonary bypass for resection when the mass extends to the heart.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary
Child
Diagnostic Imaging
Echocardiography*
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Vascular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Vascular Neoplasms / secondary
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*