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Abdominal manifestations of extranodal lymphoma: pictorial essay* * Study conducted at the Centro Radiológico Campinas/Hospital Vera Cruz, Campinas, SP, Brazil.

Abstract

In the appropriate clinical setting, certain aspects of extranodal abdominal lymphoma, as revealed by current cross-sectional imaging techniques, should be considered potentially diagnostic and can hasten the diagnosis. In addition, diagnostic imaging in the context of biopsy-proven lymphoma can accurately stage the disease for its appropriate treatment. The purpose of this article was to illustrate the various imaging aspects of extranodal lymphoma in the abdomen.

Keywords:
Lymphoma; Abdomen; Tomography, X-ray computed

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