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A PITFALL IN DIAGNOSING A TUMOR THROMBUS BY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Author(s) -
Egazva Shin,
Shimura Satoshi,
Soh Shigehiro,
Uchida Toyoaki,
Koshiba Ken
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1994.tb00015.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , artifact (error) , thrombus , computed tomography , radiology , renal cell carcinoma , vena cava , surgery , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
This paper presents a case of right renal cell carcinoma with a false‐positive finding of tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava. The intraluminal filling defect revealed by computed tomography appeared to be an artifact due to the inflow of non‐opacified blood into the inferior vena cava. The possibility of such an artifact should be borne in mind to avoid as far as possible any unnecessary diagnostic intervention and delay in instituting proper therapy.