The atrial mass without an auscultatory "plop": renal cell carcinoma presenting with cardiac syncope-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) presenting with extension of tumor thrombus into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium is a rare, life-threatening condition that requires surgical treatment with the simultaneous involvement of multiple surgical subspecialties.

Case description

We present a case of a 65-year-old male who presented to the hospital with syncope, and was subsequently diagnosed with a level four cavoatrial sinus tumor thrombus extending from a primary renal mass. The patient had no concerning physical exam and electrocardiogram (EKG) findings, however, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed severely reduced systolic function with a hyperechoic, vascular, and cystic mass extending from the IVC into the right atrial cavity that or

SUBMITTER: Jamal L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12319596 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature