Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2011 Dec;45(4):308-313.
Incidental Bilateral Renal Oncocytoma in a Patient with Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: a Pitfall on 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Brandon Regional Health Centre, 150 McTavish Ave E, Brandon, MB R7A 2B3, Canada. makisw79@yahoo.com
- 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Ave West, Floor M2, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada.
Abstract
- Bilateral renal masses are uncommon but can raise a strong suspicion of primary or secondary malignancy, especially during the initial work-up of an oncology patient. Renal oncocytomas are benign renal tumors that are commonly discovered incidentally on diagnostic imaging with a small percentage occurring bilaterally. Although 18F-FDG uptake in renal oncocytomas has been described, a case of a bilateral 18F-FDG-avid renal oncocytoma has not been previously reported in the literature. A variety of malignant causes of bilateral 18F-FDG positive renal masses are known, however it is important to include this benign etiology in the differential diagnosis. We report an unusual case of an incidental bilateral renal oncocytoma evaluated with contrast enhanced CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Dual Time Point 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging Identifies Bilateral Renal Tuberculosis in an Immunocompromised Patient with an Unknown Primary Malignancy
- Use of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Second Primary Cancer
- Primary Renal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Subcutaneous and Osseous Metastases: Staging and Follow-Up with 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Can Initial 18F-FDG PET-CT Imaging Give Information onMetastasis in Patients with Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma?
- Lung Adenocarcinoma Staged as an Unknown Primary Presenting with Symptomatic Colon Metastases: Staging by 18F-FDG PET/CT
