Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: manifestations at computed tomography.
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare condition that consists of multiple venous malformations involving several organ systems, particularly the skin and the gastrointestinal tract, but any part of the body may be affected. Less than 250 cases have been reported in the literature. The authors describe the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic imaging characteristics at computed tomography (CT) in a 50-year-old man with BRBNS.
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Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto, Portugal; Centro Hospitalar do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
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Ramada
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D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media