title: Renal Cell Carcinoma Arising From Renal Allograft Detected by 18F-FDG PET-CT.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma arising from renal allograft is a rare condition. A 56-year-old man with a history of 3 renal transplantation due to renal failure presented poor appetite and weight loss for 3 months. Possibility of tumor of unknown origin was suspected. For this reason, an FDG PET/CT was performed, and the images showed a hypermetabolic focus in the lower pole of the left renal transplant, suggestive of a malignant lesion. Subsequent pathological examination following allograft nephrectomy confirmed grade 4 renal cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yuehong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Tie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18