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Year : 2017 | Volume
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Cardiac metastasis from a renal cell carcinoma without contiguous vena caval involvement
Azin Alizadeasl1, Feridoun Noohi1, Farnoosh Larti2, Saeid Hosseini3, Majid Maleki1
1 Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Cardiology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran 3 Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Farnoosh Larti Department of Cardiology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran Iran
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ACVI.ACVI_8_18
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Tumors that involve the heart are more likely to represent metastatic disease than do primary cardiac neoplasms. Cardiac metastases from a renal cell carcinoma are rare and would be unique when there is no contiguous vena caval involvement such as the case that will be described here.
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