Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: clinical outcomes at a canadian tertiary center.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study reports the surgical management and outcomes of patients with malignancies affecting the IVC.

Methods

This was a retrospective study that considered patients undergoing surgery for IVC thrombectomy in Calgary, Canada, from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2021. Parameters of interest included primary malignancy, the extent of IVC involvement, surgical strategy, and medium-term outcomes.

Results

Six patients underwent surgical intervention for malignancies that affected the IVC. One patient had a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma, 1 had hepatocellular carcinoma with thrombus extending into the IVC and right atrium, 1 had adrenocortical carcinoma with IVC thrombus extending into the right atrium, and 3 had clear cell renal cell carcinoma with thrombus ext

SUBMITTER: Fatehi Hassanabad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492545 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature