Large posterior abdominal masses: computed tomographic localization. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Large posterior abdominal masses, particularly those in the right upper abdomen, may be difficult to localize correctly into the peritoneal or retroperitoneal compartments. The following signs were found to be reliable CT indicators of retroperitoneal location: obliteration of the perinephric fat outlining the psoas muscle; lateral displacement of the fat outlining the posterior right lobe of the liver; rotation of the intrahepatic portal veins to the left; anterior displacement of the inferior vena cava and renal veins; and anterior displacement of the ascending colon, descending duodenum, or pancreatic head.

publication date

  • October 1, 1983

Research

keywords

  • Abdominal Neoplasms
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed ID

  • 6310683

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 149

issue

  • 1