title: Pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma: multidetector CT findings.
abstract: Pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma is more prevalent than the rates reported in the literature before the development of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). These lesions are usually asymptomatic and used to be an incidental finding detected on radiological follow-up of these patients. If they are not associated with extrapancreatic involvement, they show an excellent response to surgical treatment. Thus, radiologists should be aware of the radiological characteristics of this condition to allow detection at an early stage. In this article we review the MDCT features of four cases of pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to familiarize radiologists with this entity and the most suitable study method for its detection. The main imaging findings observed were hypervascular lesions in arterial phase of biphasic studies, hence the detection of these lesions is performed better during the early phase scanning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. mechomeca@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mechó
authors.forename: Sergi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: Hug
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cuéllar
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sebastià
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media