We describe anaesthetic management of a rare case of right atrial tumour with right
renal mass posted for combined excision of right atrial tumor and right radical nephrectomy.
Anaesthesia plan was combined thoracic epidural anaesthesia & general anaesthesia.
Right renal mass was removed through the anterior subcostal incision, followed by
the right atrial mass excision through the midline sternotomy incision under cardiopulmonary
bypass. Issues related to the possibility of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus & its
extension into the right atrium and the subsequent removal, pain management, ideal
position of the central venous access, cardiopulmonary bypass with a single kidney
are discussed.
Keywords
Atrial myxoma - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) - IVC thrombus - Cardiopulmonary bypass
(CPB)