Adrenal metastasis of breast cancer with involvement of the inferior vena cava.
Tumour thrombosis of the inferior cava vein is usually associated with primary renal cell cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of adrenal metastasis of breast cancer extending into the inferior vena cava. There are few references in the literature documenting this extension with positron emission tomography (PET) and enhanced computed tomography (CT). The authors focus on the role of combined PET-CT imaging in the accurate detection of malignant thrombus.
Fernández Sarabia
Maria Trinidad
MT
Department of Radiology, Hospital Don Benito - Villanueva, Badajoz, Spain. mtfdez70@yahoo.com
Rodríguez García
Jose Manuel
JM
Cardenal Escarcena
Antonio
A
Serrano Vicente
Justo
J
García Bernardo
Lucia
L
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