Contemporary techniques and safety of cardiovascular procedures in the surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus  Jordon G. Lubahn, BS, Arthur I. Sagalowsky, MD, David H. Rosenbaum, MD, Erkan Dikmen, MD, Rehal A. Bhojani, BS, Michelle C. Paul, BS, Bart L. Dolmatch, MD, Shellie C. Josephs, MD, Elie A. Benaim, MD, Barry S. Levinson, MD, Michael A. Wait, MD, W. Steves Ring, MD, J. Michael DiMaio, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 131, Issue 6, Pages 1289-1295 (June 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.038 Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Magnetic resonance image of a patient with renal cell carcinoma who presented with a level II venous tumor thrombus (extension into the infrahepatic inferior vena cava [IVC]). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 131, 1289-1295DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.038) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier estimates of overall survival of patients with renal cell carcinoma with venous tumor thrombus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 131, 1289-1295DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.038) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions