Left Sided Inferior Vena Cava in a Patient Diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma

Inferior vena cava (IVC) is a major abdominal vein responsible for the transportation of deoxygenated blood from the lower extremities and the abdomen through diaphragm to the superior vena cava and eventually to the right atrium. IVC is located to the right of the midline and is an important anatomic structure in cases of operations involving the right kidney. In this paper we present a rare case of left sided IVC in a patient diagnosed with renal cell cancer who underwent open left partial nephrectomy.