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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Minimal Fat Content in Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed with Dual-Layer Dual-Energy CT.

Velio Ascenti, Francesco M Arico, Renato Trimarchi, Giuseppe Cicero, Antonio Ieni, Marta Rossanese, Giorgio Ascenti

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Velio AscentiPostgraduate School of Radiodiagnostics, Policlinico Universitario, University of Milan, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Francesco M AricoDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4230-8332
Renato TrimarchiDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5442-8940
Giuseppe CiceroDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", 98124 Messina, Italy.
Antonio IeniDepartment of Human Pathology of Adult and Evolutive Age "Gaetano Barresi"-Section of Pathological Anatomy, University of Messina, Viale Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Marta RossaneseGaetano Barresi Department of Human and Paediatric Pathology, Urologic Section, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy.
Giorgio AscentiDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", 98124 Messina, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino" · ITUniversity of Messina · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 56-year-old man with a previous right nephrectomy for multiple papillary renal cell carcinomas (pRCC) underwent a follow-up CT scan. Using a dual-layer dual-energy CT (dlDECT), we demonstrated the presence of a small amount of fat in a 2.5 cm pRCC that mimicked the diagnosis of angiomyolipoma (AML). Histological examination demonstrated the absence of macroscopic intratumoral adipose tissue, showing a fair amount of enlarged foam macrophages loaded with intracytoplasmic lipids. The presence of fat density in an RCC is an extremely rare occurrence in the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first description using dlDECT of a minimal amount of fat tissue in a small RCC due to the presence of tumor-associated foam macrophages. Radiologists should be aware of this possibility when characterizing a renal mass with DECT. The option of RCCs must be considered, especially in the case of masses with an aggressive character or a positive history of RCC.

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angiomyolipomacomputed tomographydiagnostic techniquesdual-energy CTfat imagingkidney neoplasmspapillary renal cell carcinomaspectral CTspiral

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PMID37238225
PMCPMC10217199
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