title: Inflammatory pseudotumor: the great mimicker.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this review is to describe the pathophysiologic findings, differential diagnosis, imaging features, and management of inflammatory pseudotumor in various locations throughout the body.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare benign process mimicking malignant processes and has been found in almost every organ system. Radiologists should be familiar with this entity as a diagnostic consideration to avoid unnecessary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Mail Unit 1473, Houston, TX 77030, USA. madhavi.patnana@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Madhavi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patnana
authors.forename: Alexander B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Sevrukov
authors.forename: Khaled M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Elsayes
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lubner
authors.forename: Christine O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Menias
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans