FDG PET/CT Findings of Renal Cell Carcinoma Arising From a Transplanted Kidney in a Pediatric Patient
Anilawan S. Fleury,
Hongming Zhuang
Abstract:A 12-year-old girl presented with a history of kidney transplant complicated by posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. A solid mass was found in the lower pole of the transplanted kidney, concerning for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. However, biopsy confirmed papillary renal cell carcinoma. FDG PET/CT showed increased activity in the known renal cell carcinoma in the renal allograft.
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