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We experienced surgical treatment on two patients having renal cell carcinoma with a tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium. In these patients, we performed nephrectomy, dissection of lymph nodes and removal of a tumor thrombus using cardiopulmonary bypass. One died of multiple organ failure 42 days postoperatively; the other was discharged from the hospital and is currently doing well 12 months after the operation. Cardiopulmonary bypass combined with hypothermia and low blood flow significantly facilitated removal of the tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium without the risk of pulmonary embolism or brisk hemorrhage.
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Taniguchi, S., Kitamura, S., Kawachi, K. et al. Surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma with a tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium. Heart Vessels 5, 123–127 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02058331
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