scholarly journals Carotidynia: A Rare Diagnosis for Unilateral Neck Pain Revealed by Cross-Sectional Imaging

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrado Santarosa ◽  
Salvatore Stefanelli ◽  
Roman Sztajzel ◽  
Pravin Mundada ◽  
Minerva Becker

Idiopathic carotidynia (IC) is a rare and poorly understood syndrome consisting of unilateral neck pain, tenderness, and increased pulsations over the affected carotid bifurcation. A growing body of evidence supports the hypothesis that IC is a distinct clinicopathologic entity with characteristic imaging features. We report the case of a 34-year-old Caucasian male presenting with intense unilateral neck pain in the emergency setting. Computed tomography and ultrasonography revealed fusiform eccentric thickening of the ipsilateral carotid bifurcation without vessel narrowing. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging depicted major perivascular enhancement without evidence of dissection. Further imaging and laboratory work-up excluded vasculitis. The diagnosis of IC was made. The patient was treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and symptoms and imaging findings disappeared within a few weeks. Cross-sectional imaging allows not only ruling out IC mimickers but also making the correct diagnosis of this rare condition, in particular, as the clinical presentation of IC is often nonspecific.

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dellano D. Fernandes ◽  
Ram Prakash Galwa ◽  
Najla Fasih ◽  
Margaret Fraser-Hill

Small bowel malignancies are rare neoplasms, usually inaccessible to conventional endoscopy but detectable in many cases by cross-sectional imaging. Modern multidetector computed tomographies permit accurate diagnosis, complete pretreatment staging, and follow-up of these lesions. In this review, we describe the cross-sectional imaging features of the most frequent histologic subtypes of the small bowel malignancies.


2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1113) ◽  
pp. 20200401
Author(s):  
Mohab M Elmohr ◽  
Khaled M Elsayes ◽  
Perry J Pickhardt

The general appearance of peritoneal carcinomatosis at abdominal CT and other cross-sectional imaging modalities consists of varying amounts of peritoneal-based soft tissue implants (mass-forming or infiltrative), peritoneal fluid, and occasionally calcification. However, a wide variety of common and uncommon neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions can closely mimic peritoneal carcinomatosis at imaging. Neoplastic mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis include primary peritoneal and sub peritoneal tumors, as well as peritoneal lymphomatosis and sarcomatosis. Broad categories of non-neoplastic mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis include tumor-like conditions, systemic processes, atypical infections, and fat-based conditions. For many entities, suggestive or specific patient information and/or CT imaging findings exist that may allow the radiologist to narrow the differential diagnosis. In this article, we review the salient clinical and cross-sectional imaging features of non-neoplastic mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis and malignancy, with emphasis on the CT findings and the additional clues that may suggest the correct benign diagnosis.


2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaile Philips ◽  
Arpit Nagar ◽  
Manjiri Dighe ◽  
Raghunandan Vikram ◽  
Abhijit Sunnapwar ◽  
...  

There is a wide spectrum of benign, non-cystic scrotal lesions that show characteristic histo-morphology and natural history. While sonography is the preferred modality for the diagnosis of both testicular and extratesticular masses, MRI is used as a problem-solving modality when sonographic findings are inconclusive. This article reviews the cross-sectional imaging features of benign, non-cystic, intra- and extratesticular lesions. Definitive diagnosis of benign scrotal lesions may lead to conservative management including testicular preserving surgery.


2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savvas Andronikou ◽  
S. Kumbla ◽  
A. Michelle Fink

1994 ◽  
Vol 162 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Gore ◽  
D G Mathieu ◽  
E M White ◽  
G G Ghahremani ◽  
J S Panella ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 109549
Author(s):  
Alireza Abrishami ◽  
Nastaran Khalili ◽  
Soheil Kooraki ◽  
Yalda Abrishami ◽  
Lars Grenacher ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Ali Devrim Karaosmanoglu ◽  
Omer Onder ◽  
Can Berk Leblebici ◽  
Cenk Sokmensuer ◽  
Deniz Akata ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (02/03) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aileen O'Shea ◽  
Gabrielle Figueiredo ◽  
Susanna I. Lee

AbstractUterine adenomyosis can be diagnosed on ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a high degree of accuracy. Adenomyosis is a myometrial process that can appear as diffuse or focal on imaging. Diffuse adenomyosis typically causes uterine enlargement, while focal adenomyosis can mimic other myometrial lesions, such as leiomyomas. Imaging features frequently seen on US include a heterogenous thickened myometrium and myometrial cysts. On MRI, widening of the junctional zone, whether focal or diffuse, and the presence of myometrial cysts, either simple or hemorrhagic, support the diagnosis of adenomyosis. Despite these characteristic imaging appearances, there are several gynecologic pathologies which can mimic adenomyosis and it is important to be vigilant of these when interpreting cross-sectional imaging exams. The decision to evaluate patients with US or MRI is contingent on multiple factors, including availability of the necessary technology and expertise for the latter. However, MRI appears to offer greater specificity and positive predictive value for the diagnosis of adenomyosis.


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