Renal cell carcinoma in polycystic kidney disease: Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for characterization and review of the literature. (August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Navaratne, Subhachandra; Huang, Dean Y; Sellars, Maria E; Sidhu, Paul S
• Is Part Of: Ultrasound. Volume 21:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 148
• Page End: 151
• Publication Date: 2013-08
• Subjects: Renal cell carcinoma -- contrast-enhanced ultrasound -- polycystic kidney disease -- ultrasound -- kidney; Ultrasonic imaging -- Periodicals; Ultrasonography -- Periodicals; 616.0754305
• DOI: 10.1177/1742271X13498539
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-271X

Abstract

We describe a case of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), seen on B-mode sonography, confirmed with the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and demonstrated on computed tomography (CT). RCC in ADPKD is described but is rare, no more frequent than in the general population, although often sought on imaging. CEUS may be used in patients with ADPKD when a complicating carcinoma is suspected on the B-mode examination in lieu of imaging strategies that use nephrotoxic contrast agents.