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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2022; 32(02): 235-252
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744142
Pictorial Essay

Solid Primary Retroperitoneal Masses in Adults: An Imaging Approach

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  • Vaibhav Gulati 

    1   Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

  • M. Sarthak Swarup

    1   Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

  • Jyoti Kumar

    1   Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Mass lesions in the retroperitoneal space may be primary or secondary. Primary retroperitoneal mass lesions are relatively uncommon as compared to pathology that arises secondarily from retroperitoneal organs. These may be solid or cystic lesions. The overlapping imaging features of various solid primary retroperitoneal tumors make the diagnosis difficult, and hence, histopathology remains the mainstay of diagnosis. This paper provides a brief review of the anatomy of the retroperitoneal space and provides an algorithmic approach based on cross-sectional imaging techniques to narrow down the differential diagnosis of solid primary retroperitoneal masses encountered in the adult population.

Keywords

Retroperitoneal space - Anatomy - Imaging - Solid - Algorithmic approach

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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
13. Juli 2022

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