Gallbladder Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report with Review of the Literature

Issei UEDA; Takatoshi AOKI; Hodaka OKI; Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI; Yoshiko HAYASHIDA; Noritaka MINAGAWA; Koji YAMAGUCHI; Naohiro FUJIMOTO; Tetsuro MATSUMOTO; Sousuke YAMADA; Yukunori KOROGI

doi:10.2463/mrms.2013-0130

Case Reports

Gallbladder Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report with Review of the Literature

Issei UEDA, Takatoshi AOKI , Hodaka OKI, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Yoshiko HAYASHIDA, Noritaka MINAGAWA, Koji YAMAGUCHI, Naohiro FUJIMOTO, Tetsuro MATSUMOTO, Sousuke YAMADA, Yukunori KOROGI

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Issei UEDA
Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Takatoshi AOKI Corresponding author
Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Hodaka OKI
Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI
Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Yoshiko HAYASHIDA
Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Noritaka MINAGAWA
First department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Koji YAMAGUCHI
First department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Naohiro FUJIMOTO
Department of Urology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Tetsuro MATSUMOTO
Department of Urology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Sousuke YAMADA
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine
Yukunori KOROGI
Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine

Keywords: gallbladder, metastasis, MRI, PET-CT, renal cell carcinoma

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2015 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 133-138

DOI https://doi.org/10.2463/mrms.2013-0130

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Abstract

We experienced a rare case of gallbladder metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Ultrasound, computed tomographic, and magnetic resonance findings showed a hypervascular polypoid mass and correlated well with histopathologic findings. The mass showed high intensity on diffusion-weighted images, and the apparent diffusion coefficient was relatively low. These imaging findings are considered characteristic and may assist preoperative diagnosis in patients with history of RCC.

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