FDG PET/CT Findings of Renal Cell Carcinoma Arising From a Transplanted Kidney in a Pediatric Patient

Anilawan S Fleury; Hongming Zhuang

doi:10.1097/RLU.0000000000004908

FDG PET/CT Findings of Renal Cell Carcinoma Arising From a Transplanted Kidney in a Pediatric Patient

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Dec 1;48(12):e605-e607. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004908. Epub 2023 Oct 11.

Authors

Anilawan S Fleury¹, Hongming Zhuang

Affiliation

¹ From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 37844572
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004908

Abstract

A 12-year-old girl presented with a history of kidney transplant complicated by posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. A solid mass was found in the lower pole of the transplanted kidney, concerning for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. However, biopsy confirmed papillary renal cell carcinoma. FDG PET/CT showed increased activity in the known renal cell carcinoma in the renal allograft.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Renal Cell* / complications
Child
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Neoplasms* / complications
Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
Lymphoproliferative Disorders* / etiology
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / adverse effects

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18