Positive gallium scan in retroperitoneal fibrosis

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.141.5.949· OSTI ID:5551403

Liebman, R M

Many articles have described the computed tomographic (CT) diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis and its similarities to lymphoma and other retroperitoneal processes. The author reports a patient with classic uroradiographic findings of retroperitoneal fibrosis and CT findings consistent with extensive periaortic masses. A gallium-67 (/sup 67/Ga) citrate scan, performed to exclude lymphoma, demonstrated intense periaortic activity. Specimens obtained during laparotomy, however, showed typical pathologic findings of retroperitoneal fibrosis without evidence of lymphoma or other malignancies.

• Research Organization: Westlake Community Hospital, Melrose Park, IL
• OSTI ID: 5551403
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 141:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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GALLIUM 67
SCINTISCANNING
PERITONEUM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
AORTA
CITRATES
KIDNEYS
LYMPHOCYTES
PATIENTS
URETERS
ANIMAL CELLS
ARTERIES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LEUKOCYTES
MATERIALS
MEMBRANES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
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SEROUS MEMBRANES
SOMATIC CELLS
TOMOGRAPHY
URINARY TRACT
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