title: [Metastatic epiduritis with invasiveness of the left renal vein].
abstract: We report a case of epidural metastasis with left renal vein invasion. This nonsymptomatic venous involvement was detected by ultrasonography and confirmed at CT and MR imaging. Such an unusual cause of renal vein tumor thrombus occurred through a lumbar vein which represents one of its usual collateral branches.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer Jean Perrin, Clermont-Ferrand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bailly
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ptak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ronayette
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lémery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dauplat
mesh_terms: D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000556:secondary*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012082:Renal Veins; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Epidurite métastatique avec envahissement de la veine rénale gauche.