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Case report Figure 2. Transthoracic echocardiogram: parasternal short axis view (aortic valve level)Figure 1. Transthoracic echocardiogram: apical four-chamber view A 38-year-old man with pelvic chondro-sarcoma diagnosed in 1999 had a right femoral venous stent for extrinsic compression by the tumour in June 2004. Two months later, computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest with a view for chemotherapy unexpectedly showed the venous stent within the right heart. Though asymptomatic, he was referred for catheter retrieval of the venous stent, as potential serious complications include thrombus formation, pulmonary embolism, sepsis, endocarditi