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

authors:

avatar Hossein Ghanaati ORCID 1 , * , avatar Amir Hossein Jalali 2 , avatar Mehdi Mohammadifar ORCID 1 , avatar Mahsa Ghajarzadeh 3 , avatar Kavous Firouznia ORCID 1 , avatar Marzieh Motevalli 3 , avatar Amir Hossein Jalali ORCID 1

Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, ghanaati@yahoo.com, Iran
Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Iran

how to cite: Ghanaati H , Hossein Jalali A, Mohammadifar M , Ghajarzadeh M , Firouznia K , et al. The Role of Multidetector CT in the Diagnosis of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: Report of a Case. I J Radiol. 2012;9(1): 28-31. https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.6343.

Abstract

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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