Sentences with phrase «vena cava tumor»
The stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) was used to treat inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (IVC - TT) that reached the heart, a complication of kidney cancer in which the tumor extends into the venous system − the system of veins that return blood to the heart.
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An adrenal tumor removal is traditionally one of the most challenging procedures in small animal surgery, as the adrenal gland is located in a difficult position next the vena cava (the largest vein in the abdomen) as well as the renal arteries and veins (to the kidneys), the aorta, and other vital structures.
The only way to effectively remove it is to be able to perform vascular microsurgery, clamp off the vena cava, remove the tumor, and sew the vena cava back shut.
With large tumors, hind limb swelling may be caused by pressure put on the vena cava.
His chest was filled with tumors and they had progressed, adhering and spreading onto the vena cava.
An adrenal tumor had infiltrated her vena cava (the major vein returning to the heart) and she was dying.
Surgery was considered, but further examination found that tumor had also invaded the vena cava, the major vein carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart.