Key result
TEE successfully identifies a life-threatening intraoperative migratory tumor embolus from the IVC to the PA.
Why the study?
The role of transesophageal echocardiography in rapid diagnosis and treatment of migratory tumor embolus during renal cell carcinoma excision involving the inferior vena cava is not well established.
Case Report (n=1)
TEE plays a crucial role in the intraoperative management and rapid diagnosis of migratory tumor embolus during excision of renal cell carcinomas invading the IVC.
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May facilitate intraoperative tumor embolus detection; hypothesis-generating for TEE monitoring in IVC-invading renal cell carcinoma.
Chen et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava extension (n=1). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was evaluated. Transesophageal echocardiography successfully identified a life-threatening intraoperative migratory tumor embolus from the inferior vena cava to the pulmonary artery.
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