MR Diagnosis of Stage Ⅰ Tumor Thrombus in Renal Cell Carcinoma / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of MR in the diagnosis of tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma.Methods 22patients with renal cell carcinoma proved pathologically were recruited in this study.All the patients underwent MR examination beforesurgery.The results of the MR were correlated with that of the operation.Results 8 renal veins could be found tumor thrombus during the surgery,and the other 14 renal veins and 22 inferior vena cava were absent of tumor thrombus.MR could found all of the 8 tumor thrombithat detected by the surgeons.In the other 14 cases,13 of them could be excluded of tumor thrombus by MR.Only in 1 patient,the MRresult was equivocal.CT was performed in 9 patients,the diagnosis was accurate in 7 cases,and was inaccurate in 2.Ultrasound wasperformed in 16 patients,the diagnosis was accurate in 13 cases,and was inaccurate in 3.Digital subtraction angiography was performed in 4 cases,the diagnosis was correct in all of them.Conclusion MR is perfect in the diagnosis of tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma oncondition that the renal vein is clearly defined by MR.It can be considered as the method of choice in the evaluation of tumor thrombus inrenal cell carcinoma.