The Role of Multidetector CT in the Diagnosis of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: Report of a Case

Herein, we report a 40-year old man who presented with flank and abdominal pain with dilatation of the bilateral pyelocalyceal system detected in ultrasonography. Computed Tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue mass at the level of the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in the retroperitoneal regi...

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Autores principales: Ghanaati, Hossein, Mohammadifar, Mehdi, Ghajarzadeh, Mahsa, Firouznia, Kavous, Motevalli, Marzieh, Jalali, Amir Hossein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2012
Materias:
Abdominal Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23329957
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.6343
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Sumario:Herein, we report a 40-year old man who presented with flank and abdominal pain with dilatation of the bilateral pyelocalyceal system detected in ultrasonography. Computed Tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue mass at the level of the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in the retroperitoneal region. There were no blood flow signals in 64-slice multidetector CT (MDCT) which confirms the Retroperitoneal Fibrosis (RPF). Pathological examination showed infiltration of plasma cells, macrophages, lymphocytes and eosinophils accompanied by fibrosis, which is consistent with idiopathic RPF. In conclusion, 64-slice MDCT imaging is useful in the diagnosis of RPF.

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