A UNCOMMON MEDIASTINAL PSEUDOTUMOR - GIAN T ESOPHAGEAL AND AZYGOS VARICES

Citation
T. Jarlaud et al., A UNCOMMON MEDIASTINAL PSEUDOTUMOR - GIAN T ESOPHAGEAL AND AZYGOS VARICES, Journal de radiologie, 79(4), 1998, pp. 348-350
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
02210363
Volume
79
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
348 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0221-0363(1998)79:4<348:AUMP-G>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Mediastinal pseudotumors are present in less than 5% of patients with long-standing portal hypertension. These pseudotumors may be caused by para-esophageal collateral vessels or greatly dilated azygos or hemia zygos veins. Enhanced CT seems to be the best tool for the diagnosis a nd in evaluating the overall status of portosystemic collateral vessel s. In this case report, MRI ruled out tissular mass by showing vascula r signal.