Abstract
A biopsy-proven fat-containing metastasis to the adrenal gland in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma demonstrated low density on nonenhanced CT, heterogeneity on contrast-enhanced CT, and marked signal loss on opposed-phase gradient-echo MRI, mimicking an adrenal adenoma. However, the mass was not present on older studies and showed increased FDG uptake on PET. The possibility of a fat-containing metastasis should be considered for an apparent adrenal adenoma in a patient with a primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e157-e159 |
Journal | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- adrenal adenoma
- adrenal metastasis
- computed tomography
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging