Open Access18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography finding of left gonadal vein thrombosis in a case of renal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Ravishwar Narayan,
Uma Ravishankar,
Savita Natarajan,
Sandeep Vohra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.183607
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , radiology , renal vein , thrombus , inferior vena cava , thrombosis , positron emission tomography , computed tomography , lesion , fluorodeoxyglucose , vein , kidney , pathology
Tumor thrombus from renal cell carcinoma is commonly reported in renal vein and inferior vena cava with a few reports of gonadal vein involvement. Here, we report a case of an elderly female who underwent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan for initial staging of left renal cell carcinoma. Along with an FDG avid left renal mass lesion, scan also revealed FDG avid tumor thrombus in the entire length of the left gonadal vein.