Jun 16
History (HX): Incidental finding on ultrasound exam
Findings:
Low attenuated subcapsular liver mass with peripheral nodular enhancement and filling in on delayed study.
Diagnose (DX): Liver hemangioma
Discussion:
Hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver.
The classic diagnostic findings for hemangioma are as follows:
On unenhanced CT: Hypoattenuation similar to that of vessels
On dynamic contrast CT or MR imaging: Peripheral globular enhancement and a centripetal fill-in pattern with attenuation of enhancing areas identical to that aorta and blood pool.
Jun 16
History (HX): Dyspnea
Findings:
Complete collapse of right lung with heterogeneous attenuation value and obliteration of right bronchus related to tumoral involvement right sided pleural effusion
Diagnose (DX): Bronchogenic carcinoma (S.C.C)
Discussion:
In most cases of S.C.C tumor areas centrally within lobar or segmental bronchus. The central location of the tumor account for the presenting symptoms of cough and hemoptysis and common radiographic finding of a hilar mass with or without obstructive pneumonitis or atelectasis.
Jun 16
History (HX): Hirsutism
Findings:
Small 12×10 mm lesion in left adrenal gland
Normal right sided
Diagnose (DX): Adrenal adenoma
Discussion:
Unenhanced CT attenuation value can characterize an adrenal mass as a benign adenoma (adenoma attenuation value is lower than nonadenomas lesion 25H compared with 32H). Adenoma mean diameter is usually lower than nonadenomas. (<1 cm compared with 2/4 cm)
May 14
HX:A 57 man year old with abdominal pain and nausea.
Findings: A large necrotic mass in jejunum with proximal
loope dilatation , omental fat involvement along with lymph
nodes .
Diagnosis: malignant spindle cell tumor .
Discussion: Malignant tumors of small bowel are rare
and accounts for the <2% of total GI malignancy.
Because of the heterogeneous and aggressive nature many
of them present with recurrence and visceral metastasis.
May 14
HX: A 52y man complaining of hematuria and flank pain .
Findings: Large solid mass in right kidney .
The mass is causing distortion of the renal parenchyma ,
collecting system and sinus fat.
Diagnosis: Renal cell carcinoma
Discussion : The most common primary malignant tumors
in adults, 80% of all malignant renal tumors , usually
between 40-60 years of age . Man to woman ratio are 2:1 ,
20-50% of hypernephroma are associated with von hipple –
lindau disease.
These tumors mostly spread by direct extension into the
renal pelvis and the blood stream , thus early spread to the
lungs is expected. Involvement of renal sinus soft tissue is
occurred. Secondary deposits to the bones , liver and
opposite kidney are commonly seen.
May 14
HX: A 30y woman with left submandibular gland
enlargement and pain.
Findings: Large dense stone in left submandibular region ,
enlarged submandibular gland with dilated duct.
Diagnosis : Stone in Wharton’s duct, sialadenitis.
Discussion:Sialolithiasis is most common disease of salivary
gland , twice as
common in males as females , 80-95% occur in
submandibular gland or duct , stones are most common
cause of acute and chronic infection of salivary gland .
Jan 17
HX:A 70 year old man with anemia and right trunk palpable
mass, lower extremity DVT .
Findings: Thick fluid in posterior pararenal space,
heterogeneous enlargement of right psoas muscle.
Diagnosis: Anticoagulant related hematoma.
Discussion: Spontaneous bleeding is a serious complication
that should be promptly recognized and treated.
CT, a simple and safe imaging modality, plays an important
role in the accurate determination of the presence or
absence of an anticoagulant- related bleed , its extent, and
its precise location.
Jan 17
HX:A 56 year old woman , known case of ovarian cancer.
Findings: Soft tissue masses along omentum.
Diagnosis : peritoneal carcinomatosis( omental cake )
Diagnosis: Peritoneal seeding is the most common pathway
for the spread of ovarian cancer.
Because 90% of ovarian cancers are surface epithelial
carcinomas , that tumor cells are able to slough off the
ovary and the peritoneal circulation , thereby seeding
multiple sites.
Jan 17
HX:A 32 year old woman , long period of belly abdominal
pain .
Findings: Thick- wall bowel loops , interlope fluid .
abscess formation in left side of pelvis .
Diagnosis: Chron’s disease in rectosigmoid, involvement of
both fallopian tube, rectovesical fistula.
Discussion: Chron’s disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel disease that usually is found in illeocecal
region. But it can develop anywhere in the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. (Above case had rectosigmaid colon and adjacent anatomy involvement with normal illeocecal region on barium study).
Jan 17
HX:41 year old man- chemical exposure- dry cough- dypnea.
Findings: Mosaic pattern with exaggeration on expiration.
Diagnosis: Obliterative bronchiolitis related to chemical
War injury.
Discussion:OB is a disorder caused by partial or complete
obstruction of bronchi and bronchioles by fibrous tissue
following an insult to the lower respiratory tract.
In pediatric population OB is frequently preceded by respiratory infections caused
by adenovirus, influenza or measles, wheras in adults
mycoplasma, collagen vascular disease, inhaled toxin (like
this patient), drug therapy or idiopathic are included.
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