Cavoatrial Thrombus Revealing a Renal Cell Carcinoma
Published: 2021-12-29
Page: 284-289
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 2]
A. El Adaoui *
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
I. Tlohi
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
H. Bendahou
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Habbal
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
H. Lachhab
Urology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Graiouid
Urology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Renal carcinoma is a tumor with high metatstatic risk, compromising its prognosis, often fatal.
Involvement in the inferior vena cava is present in 15-20% of metastatic locations with the possibility of intracavitary cardiac extension in 5%.
The circumstance of discovery of this tumor are variable, and often discovered by chance on extra-renal explorations.
The right cavo-atrial localization as a sign of discovery has been rarely described in the literature
We report the observation of a young patient who consulted for chest pain, subsequently demonstrating a metastatic clear cell carcinoma to the cavo-atrial system.
Keywords: Cavo-atrial thrombus, renal carcinoma, insidious thrombus.