Adrenal metastasis of breast cancer with involvement of the inferior vena cava

作者：Fernandez Sarabia Maria Trinidad; Rodriguez Garcia Jose Manuel; Escarcena Antonio Cardenal; Vicente Justo Serrano; Bernardo Lucia Garcia

来源：Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2008, 10(11): 761-763.

DOI：10.1007/s12094-008-0284-8

• Adrenal gland metastasis
• Tumour thrombus
• Breast cancer
• Positron emission tomography
• Computed tomography
• Inferior vena cava

Tumour thrombosis of the inferior cava vein is usually associated with primary renal cell cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of adrenal metastasis of breast cancer extending into the inferior vena cava. There are few references in the literature documenting this extension with positron emission tomography (PET) and enhanced computed tomography (CT). The authors focus on the role of combined PET-CT imaging in the accurate detection of malignant thrombus.

• 出版日期2008-11