Computed tomography of amyloidosis involving retroperitoneal lymph nodes mimicking lymphoma.
A 74-year-old woman had multiple enlarged periaortic nodes with inhomogeneous enhancement on CT. Although a malignancy such as lymphoma was considered, amyloidosis involving retroperitoneal lymph nodes was confirmed on biopsy.
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed