Milk of calcium in abdomen.
A 45-year-old woman had an asymptomatic abnormality on a screening abdominal radiograph. The radiopaque mass in her right upper abdomen was surrounded by numerous "pearls" and resembled an abalone on the supine abdominal radiograph. We advised an additional upright abdominal radiograph, which showed a calcium fluid level. We also clarified the location of the cystic lesion at the right floating kidney, which changed its location between the supine and upright positions. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a right renal cyst with a calcium-fluid interface owing to the milk of calcium. The patient was then followed up without additional investigation or the need for intervention.
Huang
Yu-Sen
YS
Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Huang
Kuo-How
KH
Chang
Chin-Chen
CC
Liu
Kao-Lang
KL
D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D002119:Calcium Carbonate