Primary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Kidney on FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Sep;41(9):737-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001306.

Abstract

A 28-year-old woman presented gradually worsening intermittent right groin pain for 10 months. FDG PET/CT was performed to evaluate the suspected renal malignancy. The images demonstrated a large hypermetabolic tumor occupying the entire right kidney. Pathological examination demonstrated a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the kidney.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18