title: Retroperitoneal malignancy masquerading as ureteric colic.
abstract: This study reviews 6 patients who were referred with severe loin pain radiating to the groin and in whom a presumptive diagnosis of ureteric colic was made. Of these, 3 patients were found to have carcinoma of the pancreas and the remaining 3 had retroperitoneal lymph node metastases. Retroperitoneal malignancies rarely present with loin pain, but this diagnosis should be considered in patients with long-standing loin pain in whom an obvious diagnosis is not apparent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Leicester General Hospital.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dunning
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Penny
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cooksey
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Osborn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*