Abstract

Here, we present a case of bilateral synchronous renal cell carcinoma in a 52-year-old male patient, who underwent fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) scan followed by surgical removal of both tumors. On PET scan, left renal mass showed intense FDG uptake while uptake in the right renal mass was minimal. Histopathologically, both tumors were conventional clear cell carcinoma (Fuhrman Grade III). Only the FDG-avid tumor in the left kidney had lymphovascular invasion and necrosis, which are markers of aggressive form of any tumor. FDG PET-CT can act as strong and noninvasive prognostic parameter that could help to identify patients with aggressive disease before treatment.

Details

Title
Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
Author
Aurangabadkar, Hrushikesh 1 ; Lalitha Palle 2 ; Ali, Zakir 3 

 Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana 
 Department of Radiology, Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana 
 Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana 
Pages
63-65
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jan/Mar 2019
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
14501147
e-ISSN
16073312
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2168819624
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.