Positive gallium scan in retroperitoneal fibrosis

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 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), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 141:5; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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