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A case of mass-forming splenic tuberculosis: MRI findings with emphasis of diffusion-weighted imaging characteristics

Authors
 Jihe Lim  ;  Jeong-Sik Yu  ;  Soon Won Hong  ;  Jae-Joon Chung  ;  Joo Hee Kim  ;  Ki Whang Kim 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, Vol.26(3) : 457-460, 2011 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
ISSN
 1011-8934 
Issue Date
2011
MeSH
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods* ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Necrosis ; Splenectomy ; Tuberculosis, Splenic/pathology*
Keywords
Diffusion ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Spleen ; Tuberculosis
Abstract
Tuberculosis remains one of the most prevalent and fatal infectious diseases in spite of considerable improvements in medical science. The diagnosis and treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis involving the abdomen is still complicated owing to vague or non-specific clinical features. Although rare, isolated splenic involvement is one of the important manifestations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and imaging suspicion of the disease is essential. We report a case of surgically confirmed mass-forming splenic tuberculosis showing a layered pattern consisting of caseous necrosis with profound restriction of water molecules surrounded by an irregular rind of granulation tissue with less diffusion restriction on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI). In the differential diagnosis of neoplastic or non-neoplastic mass-forming lesions involving the spleen, this unique DWI feature could be helpful in characterizing splenic tuberculosis. The patient has been in clinically disease free status for nearly 20 months after splenectomy.
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DOI
10.3346/jkms.2011.26.3.457
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pathology (병리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Ki Whang(김기황)
Kim, Joo Hee(김주희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-3602
Yu, Jeong Sik(유정식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-5838
Chung, Jae Joon(정재준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7447-1193
Hong, Soon Won(홍순원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0324-2414
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/95324
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