RETROPERITONEAL ACTINOMYCOSIS WITH INTRAPERITONEAL SPREAD - STELLATE PATTERN ON CT

Authors
KO SF NG SH LEE TY LO CW
Citation
Sf. Ko et al., RETROPERITONEAL ACTINOMYCOSIS WITH INTRAPERITONEAL SPREAD - STELLATE PATTERN ON CT, Clinical imaging, 20(2), 1996, pp. 133-136
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
08997071
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
133 - 136
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-7071(1996)20:2<133:RAWIS->2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report a case of pathologically proved actinomycosis that presented unusual computed tomographic (CT) features: a soft-tissue retroperito neal mass encasing the adjacent ureter resulting in hydronephrosis and spreading into the intraperitoneal space with a stellate pattern. The role of CT in monitoring the response to antibiotic treatment is also discussed.