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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

A case of multiple pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma mimicking a neuroendocrine tumor.

Akina Miyamoto, Hiroyuki Kuroda, Rika Yoshida, Takeshi Yoshizako, Yuko Makihara, Hoshio Uwabe, Takashi Kishi, Yasushi Kaji

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Akina MiyamotoDepartment of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Hiroyuki KurodaDepartment of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Rika YoshidaDepartment of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Takeshi YoshizakoDepartment of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Yuko MakiharaDepartment of Radiology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan.
Hoshio UwabeDepartment of Radiology, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo, Japan.
Takashi KishiDepartment of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University, Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Yasushi KajiDepartment of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein, we present the case of a 73-year-old man with recurrent pancreatic tumors 20 years postnephrectomy for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Imaging studies revealed multiple hypervascular tumors in the pancreas, posing a diagnostic challenge in differentiating RCC metastases from well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) chemical shift imaging played a pivotal role in suggesting the presence of fat, supporting RCC metastasis. Surgical resection confirmed the diagnosis.

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Neuroendocrine tumorPancreatic metastasisRenal cell carcinomaSomatostatin receptor scintigraphy

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PMID40129794
PMCPMC11930679

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