Renal venous infarct

Case contributed by Zareena Ansari , 1 Jul 2011
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 22 Jun 2018

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This is an unusual case. On grey scale imaging the patient was found to have a heterogenous, predominantly hyperechoic mass at the upper pole of the right kidney with associated thrombus in the segmental vein. The thrombus was seen extending into the right renal vein and also into the IVC. A A provisional diagnosis of possibility of neoplasia (renal cell carcinoma) with renal vein thrombus was given.

The patient further underwent a contrast enhanced CT and a PET scan which revealed a focal, upper pole venous infarct of the right kidney with associated thrombus in the draining vein. No enhancement of either the parenchymal lesion or the thrombus was evident to suggest an underlying neoplasm.

On further questioning, the patient only had a history of progesterone intake for last 20 days. No other contributory history or symptoms of hematuria/albuminuria was present.

Segmental renal venous infarction in an otherwise otherwise healthy patient is is very unusual and hardly described condition.

  • -<p>This is an unusual case. On grey scale imaging the patient was found to have a heterogenous, predominantly hyperechoic mass at the upper pole of the right kidney with associated thrombus in the segmental vein. The thrombus was seen extending into the right renal vein and also into the IVC.&#160;A provisional diagnosis of possibility of neoplasia (<a href="/articles/renal-cell-carcinoma-1" title="Renal cell carcinoma">renal cell carcinoma</a>) with renal vein thrombus was given.</p><p>The patient further underwent a contrast enhanced CT and a PET scan which revealed a focal, upper pole venous infarct of the right kidney with associated thrombus in the draining vein. No enhancement of either the parenchymal lesion or the thrombus was evident to suggest an underlying neoplasm.&#160;</p><p>On further questioning, the patient only had a history of progesterone intake for last 20 days. No other contributory history or symptoms of hematuria/albuminuria was present.&#160;&#160;</p><p>Segmental renal venous infarction in an&#160;otherwise healthy patient&#160;is very unusual and hardly described condition.&#160;</p>
  • +<p>This is an unusual case. On grey scale imaging the patient was found to have a heterogenous, predominantly hyperechoic mass at the upper pole of the right kidney with associated thrombus in the segmental vein. The thrombus was seen extending into the right renal vein and also into the IVC. A provisional diagnosis of possibility of neoplasia (<a href="/articles/renal-cell-carcinoma-1">renal cell carcinoma</a>) with renal vein thrombus was given.</p><p>The patient further underwent a contrast enhanced CT and a PET scan which revealed a focal, upper pole venous infarct of the right kidney with associated thrombus in the draining vein. No enhancement of either the parenchymal lesion or the thrombus was evident to suggest an underlying neoplasm. </p><p>On further questioning, the patient only had a history of progesterone intake for last 20 days. No other contributory history or symptoms of hematuria/albuminuria was present.  </p><p>Segmental renal venous infarction in an otherwise healthy patient is very unusual and hardly described condition. </p>

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Thrombus in the renal vein.
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Image Ultrasound ( update )

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Thrombus extending into IVC
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Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Specifics was set to C+ portal venous phase.

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

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CECT image of the hypodense area at the upper pole of RK
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Image 2 CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( create )

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