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Enlarged cisterna chyli diagnosed with ultrasonography – case report Cover

Enlarged cisterna chyli diagnosed with ultrasonography – case report

Journal of Ultrasonography
Volume 22 (2022): Issue 90 (September 2022)
By: Wojciech Łyczek,  Bartosz Migda and  Michał Kutyłowski  
Open Access
|Sep 2022

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Fig. 1.

B-mode sagittal section of enlarged cisterna chyli (straight arrow), situated on the anterior surface of vertebral bodies (curved arrow)
B-mode sagittal section of enlarged cisterna chyli (straight arrow), situated on the anterior surface of vertebral bodies (curved arrow)

Fig. 2.

B-mode transverse section of enlarged cisterna chyli (straight arrow), situated on the anterior surface of vertebral bodies (curved arrow)
B-mode transverse section of enlarged cisterna chyli (straight arrow), situated on the anterior surface of vertebral bodies (curved arrow)

Fig. 3.

Color Doppler image shows no signal in cisterna chyli (straight arrow), located between the abdominal aorta (curved arrow) and inferior vena cava (asterisk)
Color Doppler image shows no signal in cisterna chyli (straight arrow), located between the abdominal aorta (curved arrow) and inferior vena cava (asterisk)

Fig. 4.

Microflow Imaging shows no vascularity in cisterna chyli (straight arrow)
Microflow Imaging shows no vascularity in cisterna chyli (straight arrow)

Fig. 5.

Cisterna chyli (straight arrow) exhibits no signal in shear-wave elastography
Cisterna chyli (straight arrow) exhibits no signal in shear-wave elastography

Fig. 6.

Axial HASTE sequence shows a lobulated cystic lesion (arrow) between the aorta (asterisk) and inferior vena cava (curved arrow) with partial compression of the vein
Axial HASTE sequence shows a lobulated cystic lesion (arrow) between the aorta (asterisk) and inferior vena cava (curved arrow) with partial compression of the vein

Fig. 7.

Coronal HASTE sequence images at two different levels show a cystic lobulated lesion (arrow) in continuity with thoracic duct (curved arrow)
Coronal HASTE sequence images at two different levels show a cystic lobulated lesion (arrow) in continuity with thoracic duct (curved arrow)

Fig. 8.

Axial T1-weighted sequence after intravenous administration of gadolinium-based contrast agent shows no enhancement of the cystic lesion (arrow)
Axial T1-weighted sequence after intravenous administration of gadolinium-based contrast agent shows no enhancement of the cystic lesion (arrow)

Fig. 9.

Axial DWI shows restricted diffusion of the lesion (arrow)
Axial DWI shows restricted diffusion of the lesion (arrow)

Differential diagnosis of cystic lesions in the retroperitoneal space

Neoplastic lesionsNon-neoplastic lesions
lymphangiomateratomamesotheliomapseudomyxoma retroperitoneipancreatic pseudocysthematomalymphocele
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2022.0032 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
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Language: English
Page range: e196 - e199
Submitted on: Jan 4, 2022
Accepted on: Mar 9, 2022
Published on: Sep 1, 2022
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
ultrasonography,
lymphatic system,
thoracic duct
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

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