Renal adenocarcinoma with intramyopericardial and right atrial metastasis, latter via coronary sinus: report of a case

Echocardiography. 2005 Apr;22(4):345-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.04068.x.

Abstract

Primary renal tumors with intracardiac metastasis are not infrequent. Most of the secondary spread is blood-borne and occurs via inferior vena cava. Patients with such a spread often present with cardiac symptoms. We presume that a metastatic spread in the right atrium through coronary sinus has never been reported in the literature according to the result of a Medline search at the time of writing this report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Disease Progression
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Nephrectomy / methods
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Pericardium / diagnostic imaging
  • Pericardium / pathology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods