Cystic lesions of the gastrointestinal tract: multimodality imaging with pathologic correlations.
The cystic lesions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract demonstrate the various pathologic findings. Some lesions may present a diagnostic challenge because of non-specific imaging features; however, other lesions are easily diagnosed using characteristic radiologic features and anatomic locations. Cystic masses from the GI tract can be divided into several categories: congenital lesions, neoplastic lesions (cystic neoplasms, cystic degeneration of solid neoplasms), and other miscellaneous lesions. In this pictorial review, we describe the pathologic findings of various cystic lesions of the GI tract as well as the radiologic features of GI cystic lesions from several imaging modalities including a barium study, transabdominal ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.
Lee
Jongmee
J
Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 152-703, Korea. jongmee.lee@gmail.com
Park
Cheol Min
CM
Kim
Kyeong Ah
KA
Lee
Chang Hee
CH
Choi
Jae Woong
JW
Shin
Bong Kyung
BK
Lee
Soon Jin
SJ
Choi
Dongil
D
Jang
Kee-Taek
KT
D003287:Contrast Media; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans
D003287:Contrast Media