Uptake of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid in metastatic adrenal tumour from hepatocellular carcinoma

S Arizono; H Isoda; E Hatano; K Togashi

doi:10.1259/bjr/20594229

Uptake of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid in metastatic adrenal tumour from hepatocellular carcinoma

Br J Radiol. 2011 Sep;84(1005):e182-5. doi: 10.1259/bjr/20594229.

Authors

S Arizono¹, H Isoda, E Hatano, K Togashi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. arizono@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Abstract

We present the case of a metastatic adrenal tumour from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showing the uptake of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) on MRI. To our knowledge, this is the first case of metastatic HCC in which Gd-EOB-DTPA uptake was shown on MRI and this finding facilitated the accurate pre-operative diagnosis of a metastatic adrenal tumour.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / metabolism*
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary
Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary
Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Contrast Media / metabolism*
Gadolinium DTPA / administration & dosage
Gadolinium DTPA / metabolism*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Male
Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

Contrast Media
gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA
Gadolinium DTPA