Metastatic adrenal tumor from clear-cell renal cell carcinoma: a pitfall of chemical shift MR imaging

Abdom Imaging. 2001 Jul-Aug;26(4):439-42. doi: 10.1007/s002610000176.

Abstract

We present a case of adrenal metastasis from clear-cell renal cell carcinoma in which presence of a small amount of fat was shown on chemical shift gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging. Radiologists should be aware that signal loss of the adrenal tumor on out-of-phase gradient-echo images does not always suggest the diagnosis of benign adenoma, particularly in patients with a history of renal cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / secondary*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged