Absence of urine production due to renal failure enables clear visualization of primary urinary bladder carcinoma on 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Clin Nucl Med
; 37(6): 611-3, 2012 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-22614202
An 81-year-old man affected by renal failure, underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting primary lesion because of multiple lung nodules consistent with secondary lesions revealed by computed tomography without contrast. PET study documented high pathologic uptake at anterior and upper wall of urinary bladder, and a primary urinary bladder cancer was suspected. Biopsy confirmed the presence of a high-grade transitional cell carcinoma.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Urina
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Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Insuficiência Renal
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Imagem Multimodal
Limite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Nucl Med
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália