AN UNUSUAL RETROPERITONEAL CYST SIMULATING A CALCIFIED HEPATIC CYST
Authors: W H SHULL, C F WILKINSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 September 1950AN UNUSUAL RETROPERITONEAL CYST SIMULATING A CALCIFIED HEPATIC CYSTWILLIAM H. SHULL, M.D., CHARLES F. WILKINSON JR., M.D.WILLIAM H. SHULL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES F. WILKINSON JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-3-730 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTumors of the upper abdomen frequently present a problem in diagnosis. We are presenting such a case because, in addition to the many interesting physical findings, the diagnosis could not be made before operation. It is felt that this patient will serve to illustrate an unusual problem in differential diagnosis when the explanation of upper abdominal tumors is considered.CASE REPORTA 63 year old white female entered the University Hospital on April 12, 1948, complaining of swelling of the abdomen and lower extremities. She had been well until 1943, when she first noticed swelling of the abdomen. This swelling...Bibliography1. FerrisBlankenhorn EBMA: Obstruction of the vena cava inferior in liver abscess, New Internat. Clin. 1: 1-17, 1941. Google Scholar2. HusseyJeghers HHH: Practical considerations of venous pressure, New England J. Med. 237: 812-818, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Pleasants JH: Obstruction of the inferior vena cava, with a report of eighteen cases, Johns Hopkins Hosp. Rep. 16: 363-548, 1911. Google Scholar4. Berk JE: Primary tumors and cysts of the liver, in Bockus, H. L.: Gastroenterology, 1946, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, vol. 3, p. 371. Google Scholar5. RollestonMcNee HDJW: Disease of the liver, gall-bladder and bile ducts, 1929, MacMillan and Co., Limited, London, p. 424. Google Scholar6. RollestonMcNee HDJW: Reference 5, p. 440. Google Scholar7. Arce J: Hydatid disease (hydatidosis): pathology and treatment, Arch. Surg. 42: 1-17, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Berk JE: Reference 4, p. 374. Google Scholar9. Berk JE: Reference 4, p. 370. Google Scholar10. MalloyJason HRRS: Aneurysm of the hepatic artery, Am. J. Surg. 57: 359-363, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. MacNamaraBakerCostich WLLAK: Aneurysm of hepatic artery, Ann. Surg. 123: 427-435, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Pearlman SJ: Ruptured aortic aneurysm, simulating renal tumor, Am. J. Surg. 40: 518-522, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Tumen HJ: Hepatic anomalies, in Bockus, H. L.: Gastroenterology, 1946, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, viii, p. 58. Google Scholar14. LaheyEckerson FHEB: Retroperitoneal cysts, Ann. Surg. 100: 231-237, 1934. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Acuff H: Retroperitoneal tumors, South. Surgeon 11: 200-209, 1942. Google Scholar16. Lahn L: An unusual case of retroperitoneal tumor, with a review of the literature, J. Internat. Coll. Surgeons 6: 461-468, 1943. Google Scholar17. Hafezi M: A case of retroperitoneal cyst, with a clinical study of the subject, Brit. J. Surg. 25: 267-276, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. Kampmeier RH: Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta: a study of seventy-three cases, Am. J. M. Sc. 192: 97-109, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication July 6, 1948.From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1950Volume 33, Issue 3Page: 730-738KeywordsInflammation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...