Successful Team-Based Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Caval Extension of Tumor Thrombus Above the Diaphragm

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Oct;31(5):1883-1893. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.02.036. Epub 2017 Feb 9.
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Keywords: International Renal Cell Carcinoma-Venous Thrombus Consortium; Novick staging; Quandali index; anticoagulation; bleeding; cardiopulmonary bypass; coagulopathy; computed tomography; deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; embolic burden; fluorodeoxyglucose; handoffs; inferior vena cava; inhaled epoprostenol; intensive care unit; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; postinfarction syndrome; pulmonary embolism; renal artery embolization; renal cell carcinoma; right atrium; right ventricular failure; team dynamics; transesophageal echocardiography; transfusion; tumor levels; tumor thrombus; venovenous bypass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery*
  • Diaphragm / diagnostic imaging
  • Diaphragm / surgery*
  • Disease Management*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology*
  • Patient Care Team*