Long-term survival after radical surgery for renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus extension into the right atrium
2013
Abstract
Surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with tumour thrombus extending into the right atrium remains, despite its complexity and specific technical aspects, the only radical therapeutic option. This single-centre study, unique in size for this rare condition, reports early and late results over a period of 18 years.
All patients were operated on using a standardised protocol with use of cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Overall and cancer-specific cumulative survival was better than in other reports.