Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”

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...

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Main Authors: Hrushikesh Upendra Aurangabadkar, Lalitha Palle, Zakir Ali
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_5_18
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-4efe79ec1a79415d9d7425288333bb7b2025-08-20T03:48:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122019-01-011801636510.4103/wjnm.WJNM_5_18Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”Hrushikesh Upendra Aurangabadkar0Lalitha Palle1Zakir Ali2Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Radiology, Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaHere, 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.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_5_18fuhrman gradelymphovascular invasionpositron emission tomographyrenal cell carcinomasynchronous primaries
spellingShingle Hrushikesh Upendra Aurangabadkar
Lalitha Palle
Zakir Ali
Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
fuhrman grade
lymphovascular invasion
positron emission tomography
renal cell carcinoma
synchronous primaries
title Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
title_full Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
title_fullStr Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
title_full_unstemmed Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
title_short Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in “Asynchrony of metabolism”
title_sort synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinomas in asynchrony of metabolism
topic fuhrman grade
lymphovascular invasion
positron emission tomography
renal cell carcinoma
synchronous primaries
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