Multimodality imaging of fat-containing adrenal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Jun;37(6):e157-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31824439ab.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / pathology*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology*
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Middle Aged