title: 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient affected by renal collecting duct (Bellini) carcinoma.
abstract: Renal collecting duct (Bellini) carcinoma is a very rare variant of renal cell carcinoma. It is associated with a poor prognosis and is often metastatic at the time of diagnosis. We report a case of a 44-year-old man affected by Bellini carcinoma, who underwent postoperative staging with 18F-FDG PET/CT. It revealed high tracer uptake at multiple lymph nodal metastases.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. francesco.bertagna@spedalicivili.brescia.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertagna
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fisogni
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tardanico
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simeone
authors.forename: Sergio Cosciani
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cunico
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giubbini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18