Saturday, September 11, 2010

Mesenteric Calcifications

  • Calcified lymph nodes: Treated lymphoma, infection (tuberculosis, fungal), sarcoidosis
  • Pancreatic saponification:
  • Mucinous metastases: From ovarian or gastrointestinal neoplasms
  • Carcinoid tumor: Single mass with significant desmoplastic reaction causing tethering of adjacent loops of small bowel toward the mass
  • Calcified metastatic implants: Ovarian carcinoma, mucinous colon carcinoma, or gastric carcinoma.
  • Chronic sclerosing mesenteritis:
  • Peritoneal echinococcosis:

References

  • Macari M, Balthazar EJ. CT of bowel wall thickening: significance and pitfalls of interpretation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001 May;176(5):1105-16.
  • Pickhardt PJ, Bhalla S. Unusual nonneoplastic peritoneal and subperitoneal conditions: CT findings. Radiographics. 2005 May-Jun;25(3):719-30.
  • Sheth S, Horton KM, Garland MR, Fishman EK. Mesenteric neoplasms: CT appearances of primary and secondary tumors and differential diagnosis. Radiographics. 2003 Mar-Apr;23(2):457-73.

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