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A 31-year-old woman with lumbar and abdominal pain, hypertension, and a retroperitoneal mass

Article Abstract:

A 31-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital for abdominal and lower back pain. CT and MRI scans revealed a large mass in her lower abdomen. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a mass around the lower aorta. The mass was removed and microscopic analysis revealed collagen deposits and an infiltration of immune cells called T lymphocytes. The final diagnosis was idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. Her pain disappeared after the operation. She was given corticosteroids because many physicians believe this disease is an autoimmune disorder.

Causes of, Abdominal pain, Fibrosis

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A 60-year-old woman with epidural and paraspinal masses

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A 60-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital because of incontinence and pain in her lower back. A CT scan of her back showed a mass in her spine, pelvic bones and thighbone as well as in her kidneys, thigh and lungs. Analysis of needle biopsy specimens from her lungs revealed a microorganism called Nocardia asteroides. The organism was also found in her urine. However, her bone disease resembled cancer rather than a chronic infection. A biopsy of the mass in her thigh showed that she had a B-cell lymphoma.

Health aspects, Lymphomas, Nocardia asteroides

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