title: Contrast enhancing lymph nodes in bladder cancer: a potential pitfall on CT.
abstract: We report three cases of bladder cancer in which contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) demonstrated minimally enlarged lymph nodes. These showed uniform uptake of contrast medium to a similar degree as adjacent venous structures, making the distinction between vessels and lymph nodes difficult. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination resolved the problem in two of the three patients.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology Department, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Husband
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media