Abstract
Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the pancreas is uncommon. We present the case of a 77-year-old woman with pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma, found 12 years after nephrectomy, and describe our radiologic findings. The metastatic tumors revealed intense enhancement on arterial phase CT scan after intravenous contrast medium administration, indicative of hypervascular characteristics. It also showed intense vascular blush on angiography. Special attention should be paid to the possibility of renal cell carcinoma metastases even more than 10 years after surgery, and contrast-enhanced dynamic imaging studies should be employed during routine follow-up to detect the metastatic lesions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 193-197 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Radiology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Kidney neoplasms
- Pancreas, CT
- Pancreas, metastases