FDG PET-CT can detect rare occurrences of gonadal vein tumor thrombosis in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
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FDG PET-CT may detect rare gonadal vein tumor thrombus in RCC; leaves open its staging implications pending larger studies.
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.
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