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case_images: Case 1: CT scan showing a retrovesical tumor.
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case_images: August 18, 2009, the mass was confirmed to be a retrovesical tumor (fig. 1), extending to the umbilical region, with peritoneal implants and the liver capsule (7.0 cm). A laparoscopy with biopsy was done, confirming an unresectable retroperitoneal mass.
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case_images: Case 2: CT scans showing hilum and hepatic parenchyma infiltration (PET without any uptake).
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case_images: Interestingly, PET showed physiological distribution of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) without identifying any uptake (fig. 2, fig. 3). A concomitant CT scan showed tumor infiltration of the hilum, hepatic parenchyma, and peritoneal implants (fig. 2).