A rare case of fibrosarcoma of the inferior vena cava expanding into the right atrium.

The authors report in detail a case of fibrosarcoma of the inferior vena cava. A 53-year-old female presented with echographic and computed tomographic evidence of a solid formation in the porta hepatis that fused with the inferior vena cava. Because of appearance and rapid development of symptoms of right cardiac failure, the patient was transferred to the Clinic of Cardiac Surgery and underwent an emergency operation.