Incidental Diagnosis of Right Renal Subcapsular Urinoma on an 18 F-FDG PET/CT Scan Performed for Staging of Cervical Cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Aug 1;47(8):739-740. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004218. Epub 2022 Apr 15.

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman with cervical cancer underwent FDG PET/CT staging, which demonstrated an avid cervical mass with right parametrial involvement and presence of bilateral lymph node metastases. The right ureter was encased, resulting in obstruction and renal pelvic dilatation. Avid right renal subcapsular lesions were also noted, which were hyperintense on T2-weighted imaging compatible to encapsulated fluid collections. These lesions were diagnosed as subcapsular urinoma due to transmitted back pressure caused by obstruction of the right ureter.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Urinoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18