Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”

Tumor thrombosis is a relatively uncommon complication of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and its diagnosis has therapeutic and prognostic implication. Computerized tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality for staging RCC, but it has low sensitivity to differentiate between tumor thrombus and bla...

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Autores principales: Zaman, Maseeh Uz, Fatima, Nosheen, Zaman, Areeba, Zaman, Unaiza, Tahseen, Rabia, Zaman, Sidra
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29719488
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_30_17
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author Zaman, Maseeh Uz
Fatima, Nosheen
Zaman, Areeba
Zaman, Unaiza
Tahseen, Rabia
Zaman, Sidra
author_facet Zaman, Maseeh Uz
Fatima, Nosheen
Zaman, Areeba
Zaman, Unaiza
Tahseen, Rabia
Zaman, Sidra
author_sort Zaman, Maseeh Uz
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description Tumor thrombosis is a relatively uncommon complication of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and its diagnosis has therapeutic and prognostic implication. Computerized tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality for staging RCC, but it has low sensitivity to differentiate between tumor thrombus and bland or benign thrombus. 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) has a limited role in diagnosis and staging of RCC, but its diagnostic accuracy is considerably high for detection of metabolically active tumor thrombus. We are presenting a case of metastatic left-sided RCC with massive hypermetabolic tumor thrombus extending from left kidney to left renal vein and inferior vena cava giving an interesting “Suspension Bridge” appearance on PET/CT images.
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spelling pubmed-59052572018-05-01 Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign” Zaman, Maseeh Uz Fatima, Nosheen Zaman, Areeba Zaman, Unaiza Tahseen, Rabia Zaman, Sidra World J Nucl Med Case Report Tumor thrombosis is a relatively uncommon complication of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and its diagnosis has therapeutic and prognostic implication. Computerized tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality for staging RCC, but it has low sensitivity to differentiate between tumor thrombus and bland or benign thrombus. 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) has a limited role in diagnosis and staging of RCC, but its diagnostic accuracy is considerably high for detection of metabolically active tumor thrombus. We are presenting a case of metastatic left-sided RCC with massive hypermetabolic tumor thrombus extending from left kidney to left renal vein and inferior vena cava giving an interesting “Suspension Bridge” appearance on PET/CT images. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC5905257/ /pubmed/29719488 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_30_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 World Journal of Nuclear Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Zaman, Maseeh Uz
Fatima, Nosheen
Zaman, Areeba
Zaman, Unaiza
Tahseen, Rabia
Zaman, Sidra
Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”
title Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”
title_full Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”
title_fullStr Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”
title_full_unstemmed Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”
title_short Massive Tumor Thrombus in Left Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava in Renal Cell Carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/computerized Tomography: “Suspension Bridge Sign”
title_sort massive tumor thrombus in left renal vein and inferior vena cava in renal cell carcinoma on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomography: “suspension bridge sign”
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29719488
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_30_17
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