Surgical Approach for Removal of Renal Cell Carcinoma Extending into the Vena Cava and the Right Atrium
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 123 (6), 947-950
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)56207-2
Abstract
A patient 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. The surgical approach for removing such a tumor is described.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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