PARAESOPHAGEAL VARICES PRESENTING AS A RETROCARDIAC MEDIASTINAL MASS - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
NYMAN R VONSINNER W MYGIND T KAGEVI I
Citation
R. Nyman et al., PARAESOPHAGEAL VARICES PRESENTING AS A RETROCARDIAC MEDIASTINAL MASS - A CASE-REPORT, Acta radiologica, 35(3), 1994, pp. 255-257
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Acta radiologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
02841851
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
255 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-1851(1994)35:3<255:PVPAAR>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This report is a reminder that portal hypertension with paraesophageal varices can present as a retrocardiac mass on the chest radiograph. S chistosoma mansoni, the probable etiology in this case, causes peripor tal fibrosis and is the most common explanation for portal hypertensio n worldwide. Modern imaging techniques were most helpful in the diagno stic work-up, ultrasonography revealing pathognomonic hyperechoic peri portal bands, and CT and MR imaging showing the extent of collaterals.