Cystic retroperitoneal lesions
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Weerakkody Y, Yap J, Sharma R, et al. Cystic retroperitoneal lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13121
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- Cystic retroperitoneal masses
- Retroperitoneal cystic masses
- Retroperitoneal cystic lesions
- Differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal cystic masses
- Differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal cystic lesions
- Differential diagnosis of cystic retroperitoneal lesions
- Differential diagnosis of cystic retroperitoneal masses
- Cystic retroperitoneal lesion
Cystic retroperitoneal lesions carry a relatively broad differential, which includes:
- retroperitoneal lymphatic malformation
- retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma
- retroperitoneal cystic teratoma
- retroperitoenal cystic mesothelioma
- pseudomyxoma retroperitonei with cystic change
- perianal mucinous carcinoma with cystic change
- pseudocysts
- pancreatic pseudocyst
- non-pancreatic pseudocyst
- retroperitoneal lymphocele
- urinoma
- tailgut cyst
- retroperitoneal hematoma with liquefaction
- retroperitoneal hydatid cyst
- retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst 1
- cisterna chyli: if in expected location to the right of the aorta, lies posterior to the right crus usually at L1, L2 level 4
References
- 1. Martín R, Sanz E, de Vicente E et al. Differential Diagnosis of Asymptomatic Retroperitoneal Cystic Lesion: A New Case of Retroperitoneal Bronchogenic Cyst. Eur Radiol. 2002;12(4):949-50. doi:10.1007/s003300101119 - Pubmed
- 2. Yang D, Jung D, Kim H et al. Retroperitoneal Cystic Masses: CT, Clinical, and Pathologic Findings and Literature Review. Radiographics. 2004;24(5):1353-65. doi:10.1148/rg.245045017 - Pubmed
- 3. Xu Y, Wang J, Peng Y, Zeng J. CT Characteristics of Primary Retroperitoneal Neoplasms in Children. Eur J Radiol. 2010;75(3):321-8. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.05.041 - Pubmed
- 4. Pinto PS, Sirlin CB, Andrade-Barreto OA et-al. Cisterna chyli at routine abdominal MR imaging: a normal anatomic structure in the retrocrural space. Radiographics. 2004;24 (3): 809-17. doi:10.1148/rg.243035086 - Pubmed citation
- 5. Yang D, Jung D, Kim H et al. Retroperitoneal Cystic Masses: CT, Clinical, and Pathologic Findings and Literature Review. Radiographics. 2004;24(5):1353-65. doi:10.1148/rg.245045017 - Pubmed
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Cases:
- Retroperitoneal lymphangioma
- Adrenal pseudocyst
- Retroperitoneal lymphangioma
- Retroperitoneal teratoma
- Large retroperitoneal mucinous tumor
- Metastatic testicular germ cell tumor
- Metastatic testicular germ cell tumour
- Retroperitoneal paraganglioma
- Mesenteric teratoma
- Posterior parahepatic cyst
- Retroperitoneal lymphangioma - transcompartmental
- Atypical retroperitoneal lymphocoeles with large leiomyoma of uterus
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