¹⁸F FDG PET/CT demonstration of IVC and right atrial involvement in adrenocortical carcinoma

Raja Senthil; Bhagwant Rai Mittal; Raghava Kashyap; Anish Bhattacharya; Bishan Dass Radotra; Anil Bhansali

doi:10.1007/s11604-011-0037-4

¹⁸F FDG PET/CT demonstration of IVC and right atrial involvement in adrenocortical carcinoma

Jpn J Radiol. 2012 Apr;30(3):281-3. doi: 10.1007/s11604-011-0037-4. Epub 2011 Dec 17.

Authors

Raja Senthil¹, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Raghava Kashyap, Anish Bhattacharya, Bishan Dass Radotra, Anil Bhansali

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.

PMID: 22180188
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-011-0037-4

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare and aggressive tumour. Inferior vena caval (IVC) involvement by the tumour thrombus is a rare phenomenon, and extension into the right atrium is even more rare. We describe a patient with Cushing's syndrome for whom (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT showed FDG avid right adrenal mass with tumour extension to the IVC and right atrium.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / pathology
Adrenocortical Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
Adrenocortical Carcinoma / pathology
Adult
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Atria / pathology
Humans
Multimodal Imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Radiopharmaceuticals*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*
Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18