Renal pseudotumor due to aberrant renal capsular artery supplying normal spleen.
A renal pseudotumor caused by a small portion of normal spleen receiving blood supply from a renal capsular artery is described. CT with nonselective enhancement and liver/spleen scan may fail to delineate this previously unreported finding. CT angiography, however, can establish the diagnosis. The consideration of this situation in the differential diagnosis may help avoid costly additional workup.
Bugaieski
E M
EM
Department of Radiology, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL 61637.
Bertino
R E
RE
Brady
T M
TM
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed