Posted by: urologysurgery on: September 21, 2008
Tumor thrombus extending from the renal vein into the vena cava has been reported to occur in 4% to 10% of patients with renal cell carcinoma.5 The extent of tumor thrombus involving the inferior vena cava can vary from involvement of the renal vein only to extension into the right atrium, which occurs in some [...]