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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

Case report: right radical nephrectomy with thrombectomy in a patient with renal tumor, retrohepatic inferior vena cava agenesis, and tumor extension to the azygos vein.

Mateo B Nolfi, Agustin Vaccaro, Melisa Amondarain, Patricio García-Marchiñena, Juan Pekolj

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Mateo B NolfiDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Tte Gral. Juan Domingo Peron 4190, Buenos Aires, CP 1200, Argentina.
Agustin VaccaroDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Tte Gral. Juan Domingo Peron 4190, Buenos Aires, CP 1200, Argentina.
Melisa AmondarainDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Tte Gral. Juan Domingo Peron 4190, Buenos Aires, CP 1200, Argentina.
Patricio García-MarchiñenaDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Tte Gral. Juan Domingo Peron 4190, Buenos Aires, CP 1200, Argentina.
Juan PekoljDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Tte Gral. Juan Domingo Peron 4190, Buenos Aires, CP 1200, Argentina.

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Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma accounts for 90% of malignant kidney tumors, but only 6% of patients typically present with associated thrombosis. We present the case of a male patient with a vascular anoma ly characterized by agenesis of the retrohepatic portion of the inferior vena cava. The hepatic veins drain directly into the right atrium, while the azygos vein serves as an alternative venous pathway, draining into the superior vena cava. A thrombus extends through the azygos vein into its intrathoracic portion. This vascular variant is associated with a right renal tumor and thrombosis involving the azygos vein. The aim is to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary management, neoadjuvant therapy, and surgical treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality in these cases.

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renal cell carcinomaretrohepatic vena cavathrombosis

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PMCPMC12125972

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