title: Idiopathic retroperitonial fibrosis misinterpreted as lymphoma by computed tomography.
abstract: Two cases of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis that were mistaken for lymphomas on a computed tomography scan are presented. The similar densities and anatomical appearances on cross section scans of these diseases probably account for this misinterpretation.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed