MRI findings of primary small-cell carcinoma of kidney

KARADENİZ BİLGİLİ M. Y., Semelka R. C., Hyslop W. B., Pamuklar E., Rivero H., Firat Z., ...Daha Fazla

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, cilt.23, sa.3, ss.515-517, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mri.2004.12.008
  • Dergi Adı: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.515-517
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: MRI, small cell carcinoma, kidney, URINARY-TRACT, THERAPY
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report the MRI findings of primary small-cell carcinoma of the kidney (PSCCK) in a 59-year-old female. This tumor appeared as a 16-cm mass that arose from the right kidney. This lesion had diminished signal on T1-weighted images and heterogeneous mixed signal on T2-weighted images. The tumor primarily involved the renal medulla with persistent thin renal cortex. Despite the tumors' large size, no substantial central necrosis was present. The predominant medullary location and the lack of central necrosis in this large tumor were features unusual for renal cell carcinoma and should raise the suspicion of another malignancy, the differential diagnosis of which should contain extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma of the kidney. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.