Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the ureter: CT demonstration with pathologic correlation.
A case of a 42-year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the ureter is reported. Diffuse lymphomatous infiltration of the ureter occurs rarely and is an uncommon cause of ureteral obstruction. Imaging-pathologic correlation is presented with CT images and autopsy specimens.
Buck
D S
DS
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213.
Peterson
M S
MS
Borochovitz
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Bloom
E J
EJ
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology