Abstract Introduction: Adrenocortical and renal cell carcinomas rarely invade the right atrium (RA). These neoplasms need surgical treatment, are very aggressive and have poor prognostic and surgical outcomes. Case series: We present a retrospective cohort of nine cases of RA invasion through the inferior vena cava (four adrenocortical carcinomas and five renal cell carcinomas). Over 13 years (2002-2014), nine patients were operated in collaboration with the team of urologists. Surgery was possible in all patients with different degrees of technical difficulty. All patients were operated considering the imaging examinations with the aid of CPB. In all reported cases (renal or suprarenal), the decision to use CPB with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) on surgical strategy was decided by the team of urological and cardiac surgeons. Conclusion: Data retrospectively collected from patients of public hospitals reaffirm: 1) Low incidence with small published series; 2) The selected cases did not represent the whole historical casuistry of the hospital, since they were selected after the adoption of electronic documentation; 3) Demographic data and references reported in the literature were presented as tables to avoid wordiness; 4) The series highlights the propensity to invade the venous system; 5) Possible surgical treatment with the aid of CPB in collaboration with the urology team; 6) CPB with DHCA is a safe and reliable option; 7) Poor prognosis with disappointing late results, even considering the adverse effects of CPB on cancer prognosis are expected but not confirmed.

Os autores relatam um caso de neurofibroma orbitário, isolado, associado à endotropia do olho esquerdo, incomitante, de aparecimento lento e progressivo há 5 anos, sem referência à diplopia. O exame da sensorialidade mostrava acuidade visual normal em ambos os olhos e ausência de diplopia devido à supressão alternante. Exames de imagem da órbita (tomografia computadorizada e ressonância magnética) revelaram lesão alongada intracônica junto ao músculo reto lateral esquerdo. A paciente foi submetida à orbitotomia para exérese de massa intra-orbitária, sem procedimento específico para a correção do estrabismo, deixada para uma segunda oportunidade. Após a cirurgia, houve diminuição do ângulo do desvio, com manutenção do quadro supressivo.

The authors report a case of a patient who presented with a slowly progressive expanding isolated orbital neurofibroma for 5 years, associated with incomitant endotropia of the left eye, without complaint of diplopia. Sensorial examination showed a normal visual acuity in both eyes and suppression of one eye. Orbital imaging (computed tomography and magnetic ressonance) depicted an elongated intraconal lesion adjacent to the left lateral muscle. The patient was submitted to an orbitotomy for the removal of the lesion. After surgery, the eye deviation decreased without changes in the suppression pattern.