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Papillary renal cell carcinoma showing high signal intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images: radiological-pathological correlation

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Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is the second most common class of renal cell carcinoma. PRCCs have typically been reported to demonstrate homogeneous, low-intensity signals in T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and rarely high-intensity signals. We reported two cases of PRCC with high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. These two cases were accompanied by a small amount of hemosiderin deposition and intense edema in the tumor.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8666, Japan

    Masaaki Kawahara, Yoshimitu Ohgiya & Takehiko Gokan

  2. Department of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Toshiko Yamochi

  3. Department of Urology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Takashi Fukagai & Yoshio Ogawa

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Kawahara, M., Ohgiya, Y., Gokan, T. et al. Papillary renal cell carcinoma showing high signal intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images: radiological-pathological correlation. Jpn J Radiol 27, 363–366 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-009-0347-y

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