title: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of mucin-rich mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of the kidney: a case report.
abstract: Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC) is a rare indolent subtype of renal cell carcinoma, which has variable magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features due to histomorphologic diversity. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging has shown its ability to differentiate benign and malignant renal neoplasms in some recent studies and can be a useful adjunct to routine MR sequences in ambiguous cases. We present a histopathology proven case of MTSCC highlighting the role of diffusion-weighted imaging in guiding the surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. tirumani.sreeharsha@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sree Harsha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.forename: Yahia Ibrahim
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Assiri
authors.forename: Fadi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brimo
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsatoumas
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reinhold
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009077:Mucins
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins