The Pan African Medical Journal | 卷:37 |
Pseudotumoral form of schistosomiasis mimicking neuroendocrine tumor: a case report and brief review of the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal masses | |
Luis Marín-Martínez1  Georgios Kyriakos1  David Sánchez-Gutiérrez2  | |
[1] Sección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Spain; | |
[2] Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Spain; | |
关键词: retroperitoneal mass; neuroendocrine tumor; schistosomiasis; paraganglioma; | |
DOI : 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.186.26344 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal masses may become complex and requires careful anamnesis, physical examination and several complementary tests. We present the clinical case of a male patient aged 45 years who was diagnosed with a 4cm paraaortic lesion compatible with neuroendocrine tumor in the abdominal computed tomography (CT) exam. The workup performed with SPECT-CT, somatostatin receptors scintigraphy, MIBG scintigraphy, 24-hour urine total and fractionated catecholamines and 24-hour urine 5-OH indoleacetic did not confirm the first diagnostic impression. Finally, the lesion was biopsied and presence of micro-organisms was revealed. Further exams confirmed schistosomiasis as the cause of the paraaortic lesion. Histological diagnosis can be helpful with regard to the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal masses.
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