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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology 2018; 01(01): 041-055
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676258
Case-in-Discussion
Indian Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology

Multidetector Computed Tomographic Characterization of a Rare Retroperitoneal Mass in the Left Psoas Compartment

Authors

  • Rochita Venkata Ramanan

    1   Department of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
  • Elankumaran Krishnan

    2   Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
  • Maya Menon

    3   Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
  • Ponneyinchelvi Shivanandan

    3   Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India

Funding None.
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Publication History

Received: 06 October 2018

Accepted after revision: 09 October 2018

Publication Date:
18 June 2019 (online)

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Abstract

We discuss a case of a rare, large, left-sided retroperitoneal mass that presented a diagnostic difficulty in characterization both radiologically and pathologically. We analyze the imaging findings in a step-by-step manner to understand its structure of origin, components, and tissue characterization. Intraoperative images are correlated with multidetector computed tomographic (CT) scan images to demonstrate spatial orientation. A discussion of the pathological findings, and conclusions are made. This discussion highlights the methodology by which radiologic diagnosis is made on multidetector CT scans.