Abdo Flashcards
Carcinoid nuc med
octreotide concentrates in GIT carcinoid as well as liver mets
MIBG concentrates in carcinoid tumors, including low percentage that are negative on octreotide
MALT lymphoma
low grade non Hodgkins
associated he pylori and sjogrens (salivary glands)
cholesterol stones vs pigmented. causes
cholesterol. OCP, pregnancy, obesity, hyperlipidaemia, GB stasis, disorder of bile acid metabolism.
pigmented. hemolytic anemia, biliary infection, GI absorption disorders (crohns, ileal bypass), CF with Pancreatic insufficiency
renal calculi types
Calcium oxalate - most common, radio opaque
struvite - urea splitting bacteria. stag horn Calc 》xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.
uric acid - gout and leukaemia. not radio opaque, but still appear dense on CT.
cystic kidneys
simple cyst
tumour. MLCN (multilocular cystic nephroma), cystic RCC, cystic Wilms
genetic. AD/AR polycystic kidney disease, AD/AR medullary cystic disease, glomerulocystic. (AD are adult onset, AR are paeds onset)
syndrome. TS, VHL, Medullary sponge
post dialysis.
medullary nephrocalcinosis
HAMHOP
Hyperparathyroid, renal tubular acidosis,medullary sponge kidney, hypercalcaemia, oxalosis (saturation of calcium oxalate genetic), Papillary necrosis.
causes papillary necrosis. NSAID. Nsaids, Sickle cell, Amyloid, Infection, Diabetes (most common)
Cortical nephrocalcinosis
COAG Cortical necrosis Oxalosis Alport syndrome (genetic collagen mutation disorder) Glomerulonephritis (chronic)
wilms association
WAGR. wilms, aniridia (no iris), genitourinary malformation, retardation
Beckwith widerman
pearl man (overgrowth disorder)
denyrs drash. gonadotropin dysgenesis and wilms
renal mass.
cystic
vascular
kids
cystic. RCC, wilms, MLCN
vascular. RCC, AML, Oncocytoma, AVM
Kids. Wilms (<5yo)》clear cell sarcoma (3-5yo) 》 RCC 》rhabdoid (<1yo)
mets. lung, breast, melanoma
lymphoma
AML asdociations
80% sporadic
20% syndromic. TS, NF1, ADPCKD
**fat, mm, vascular
Testicular infection
Epididymis only: Tb
Orchitis only: Mumps, syphilis
both: e.coli, chlamydia, gonococcus, Tb
DTPA vs Mag 3
renal blood flow MAG3 Tc99
glomerular filtration DTPA Tc99
Reflux scars DMSA (cortical agent)
** in neonates, the DTPA is unreliable until at least 1 month old, so MAG 3 is used for GFR initially.
neuroblastoma recommend..
MIBG
Urinary VMA
Retroperitoneal mass
1.Liposarcoma Lipoma 3.Leiomysarcoma 2.Malignant fiborous histiocytoma 4.Rhabdomyosarcoma 1. in kids
oesophageal diverticulum
zenkers- posteromedial above cricopharyngeus Killen Jamieson - lateral at level cricopharyngeus epiphrenic diverticulum - at GOJ secondary to motility traction diverticulum - adhesions in mediastinum. Tb, malignancy pseudodiverticulum - dilated mucous glands
renal mass lesion
Tumour. Infection - lobar nephronia, abscess, xgp Congenital - duplicated collecting system, foetal lobular ion, dromedary hump, column bertin Trauma - haematoma
Solid renal tumour. Malignant and Benign
Malignant. - RCC - TCC - Wilms in child. can be cystic - Mets. multiple. lung, colon, melanoma RCC - lymphoma - SCC Benign - AML. fat density locules - Oncocytoma
Suggestions a mass is not an RCC
- Contains fat. AML. Ca+ Think RCC again or wilms in kids - Fever. pyeloneohritis or abscess - Immunocompromised. Lymphoma - Known primary elsewhere. Mets
Bilateral renal lesions
- Lymphoma - RCC - Mets - AML - Oncocytoma
Hypervascular mass
RCC AML. Bizarre with tortuous feeding aa circumferential Oncocytoma. Central spoke wheel AVM or AVF. HHT
Cystic mass
RCC, Wilms, MLCN Cortical cyst, dialysis, MCDK, ADPCKD Syndromic. TS, VHL, NF. Look for liver and panc disease Other. Abscess, hydronephrosis, Hydatid, AVM
Bosniak
I. Simple cyst. II. Thin septa, Fine Ca+, Hyperdense (>60) >3cm IIF. Multiple septa with percieved flow or ca+, HyperdenHyperdense >3cm III. Thick septa with flow. Need partial resection IV. Soft tissue component. Need nephrectomy
Multiple renal cysts
ADPCKD. Look for liver, panc, spleen or lung Dialysis TS. Plus AMLs VHL. Plus RCC or panc cysts.
Hyperechoic renal mass
AML RCC Milk of ca+ cyst Nephritis Hamartoma Infarct
Peripheral enhancing met
carcinoid, islet cell of pancread
Pneumatosis
CPPV, COPD, asthma, cf, Ischaemia, Endoluminal surgery (is colonoscopy), GvH, Toxic magacolon, colagen vascular disease, steroids, trauma
Collitis by location
Diffuse. Toxic MC/Pseudomembranous collitis, UC or CMV Right side. Crohns, salmonella, Tb, Typhlitis, SMA ischaemia Left. UC, shigella, Ghonorrhoea, IMA isch (uncommon as dual supply)
LBO
Mass (adeno), Stricture (duvertic), Pseudo (anti Parkinson, trauma, burns, DM or metabolic abno, Ileus ), Volvulus (sigmoid to RUQ, Caecal to LUQ or Bastule)
GIH
Angiodysplasia (multifocal mucosal c+ on PV <5mm, >60yo), Diverticulitis, giant sigmoid diverticulum, stercoral proctitis (impacted rectum with perireftal stranding)
Hypoperfusion complex
thick bowel wall >3mm, increased c+ of walls cf psoas on c-, IVC <0mm in 3 parts, aorta <13mm above and below renal aa, hypo c+ spleen and liver
gas in biliary tree
ercp, biliary fistula or gallstone Ileus, incompetent sphincter oddi
GB wall thickening
> 5mm Acute cholecystitis, Empyema ( echogenic, DM), Xanthogranulomatosis cholecystitis (60yo female, can’t ddx from malig), Acalculus cholecystitis (ICU), Gangrenous cholecystitis (painless, over distended, no c+), Neoplasm ( porcelain, focal or diffuse), Adenomyomatosis (ring down), Secondary (aids, Cirrhosis, ascities)
Crohns cf UC
Crohns. Male, 15 to 35, skips, anywhere in GI, Transmural with strictures and fistulas UC. Female, 15-35, starts rectum and heads rt, continuous, Mucosal and submucosal only, +/- backwash Ileus
complications of crohns and uc
Cirrhosis, PSC, primary colonic cancer, gallstones, arthritis (SIJ symmetric), pancreatitis
Liver cysts
Caroli. connect with bile duct, central dot Polycystic disease. VHL, PCKD, medullary sponge Harmartomas. high on us. Von meyenberg, not cw ducts Hydatid. Few, daughter, Lilly pad on us Abscess. fever, gas, rind c+, Cystic mets. Biliary cystaednomas
Periportal hypoecho
Congestion!! Cirrhosis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, Budd chiari, Tx rejection, low protein, trauma
Periportal hyperechoic
Inflammation Recurrent ascending cholangitis, cholecystitis, air in tree, fibrosis, schistosomiasis
perfusion abno in liver
Portal htn (big spleen, PV >13mm, varicies), shunt (areas of C+ during aa. cirrhosis, HCC or big haemangioma), PV thrombus, Congestion, infarct (rare as has dual supply), HELLP
Portal vv thrombus
HCC, hepatitis, Chronic pancreatitis, pregnancy, hypercoagulable
Hepatic congestion
CCF, Budd chiari, nutmeg liver, IVC occlusion (thrombus, tumor)
Aortitis
Acute. Infectious. syphilis, tb,pyogenic (salmonella), bacteraemia, HIV Non infectious. Vasculitis (giant cell >60yo, Takayasu <60yo, bechets), CTD (RA, SLE, wegners) Chronic. IgG4, Rxt., autoimmune.
In and out of phase
Macro fat doesn’t loose signal Microfat does loose signal out of phase. Adenoma, fatty liver
Cirrhosis
Etoh, hepatitis, biliary (PSC, PBC. intra only), Cardiac (RhF or hep vv/IVC obtstrn), Wilsons, Alpha 1 (cystic lungs), Cystic fibrosis (panc atrophy and bronchiectesis lungs) Caudate, II and III increase in size, Lt>Rt
High density liver CT
Haemachromatosis (high risk HCC, also panc and heart iron depo), Haemosiderrhosis (no cirrhosis, spleen also iron depo) Wilson’s (spares caudate, BG and thalami high T2), Iron overload, Amiodarone (UIP lung), Glycogen storage (elmeyer flask Neiman pick and gauchers )
Nutmeg liver
Budd chiari. diffuse, hep vv occlusion. caudate can hypertrophy and also c+ as has own supply Hepato-veno occlusion disease. Budd chiari 2* Toxic insult (chemo, bone marrow tx, jiamacan tea) RHF, constructive pericarditis Infection/inflammation
Portal HTN
Pre hepatic. PV thrombus, PV compression, schistosomiasis Hepatic. Cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis Post hepatic. Budd chiari, RHF, Hepato-veno occlusion disease
Liver mass with cirrhosis
Not a met!! HCC, Cholangioca (capsule retraction), Haemangioma (peripheral puddling)
LB Polyp
FAP. >100, adolescent onset, anywhere Peutz jagher. hamartomas, Intussusception, ovarian, stomach or duodenal ca Gardners. FAP with osteoma or Desmoid +/- thyroid ** look for bowel resection Turcot. FAP + Medulloblastoma or GBM Juvenile polyposis. Single or 100s rectal polyps
High T1 liver
Fat. Lipoma, AML, Focal fat depo, HCC (usually ca+ also) Blood. SWI/ GE Melanoma mets Relative. Normal, but liver is reduced elsewhere. hemachromatosis, oedema, regenerating nodule
High T1 liver
Fat. Lipoma, AML, Focal fat depo, HCC (usually ca+ also) Blood. SWI/ GE Melanoma mets Relative. Normal, but liver is reduced elsewhere. hemachromatosis, oedema, regenerating nodule
Rim c+ lesions liver
Hydatid, met with capsule, abscess, haematoma, primary with capsule (HCC)
Misty mesentry
Lymphoma, Messenteric panniculitis, IgG4, oedema, haemorrhage, mets (carcinoid, peritoneal) If no LN then lymphoma unlikely. do f/u in 6-12 months
peritoneal ca+
Previous peritonitis/mec, dialysis, prior tb, rx ovarian ca
Intra peritoneal mass
Desmoid. young female, look for bowel resection FAP Desmoplastic small cell tumour (child, rare) Rhabdo. child Leiomyoma. Fat Lymphoma. Most common Paraganglioma. iliac bifurcation.
Liver solid mass BENIGN
BENIGN Haemangioma. US. hyperechoic with periph vasc. CT hypo noncon, periphearl puddling and fill in on PV so iso on delayed. MR Light bulb bright T2, DWI and ADC high, peripheral fill in on c+ FNH. US central scar, may be undetectable, CT hypo on noncon with bright aa C+ except for scar. washes out to iso/hypo on PV and delayed but scar hold c+. MR same as CT for gad, central scar is high on T2. With primovist it’s only lesion that high or iso on delayed. rest are hypo. Adenoma. US well defined heterogenous of variable echo. CT well defined lesion +/- hyperdense haem or hypo fat. homog C+ and return to iso on PV and delayed. MR loose signal in out-of-phase. Also hypo on hepatobiliary phase. AML Regenerative nodule Focal fatty infiltration. Pseudotumor that looses on out-of-phase
Liver solid mass MALIGNANT
HCC. Cirrhosis. doesn’t cause capsule retraction. look for tumor thrombus in vv and aa. US hypo to heterogenous. can have a hypo capsule/halo. CT low on noncon with vivid c+ aa and rapid washout, so low on PV and Delayed. MRI same, can retain c+ in capsule. DWI high. Fibrolamella HCC. young, normal liver Mets. No c+ and liver not cirrhotic Cholangiocarcinoma. Capsule retraction and bile duct dilatation. Peripheral target DWI.
hypervascular liver mets
Melanoma, Sarcoma, carcinoid (can have peripheral c+), RCC, neuroendocrine (islet cell, phaeo, carcinoid), thyroid, breast, chorioca
Aa c+ lesion in liver
Benign. FNH (retains c+ in delayed), Adenoma (looses in out-of-phase), Flash haemangioma Malig. HCC, Cholangioca (usually peripheral c+) Hypervascular mets. RCC, neuroendocrine, thyroid, melanoma, breast, sarcoma, chorioca
Hyperechoic liver lesion US
haemangioma, hyper mets, HCC, adenoma, lipoma, fical fat, aml (ts), fnh, Hamartoma (von meyenberg)
ca+ liver lesions
Mets. mucinous adeno colon, stomach, ovary (+ pseudomyxoma peritoni), treated mets Fibrolamella HCC, HCC, Cholangioca (peripheral) Granulomatous infection. Tb, fungal, Hydatid Haemangioma. punctuate foci ca+
Mass in cirrhotic liver
Regen nodule. Iso T1 and T2 (HCC is low T1 and high T2) Dysplastic nodule. High T1 and iso T2 and post gad HCC. High T2, c+ aa and low on delayed.
Liver lesions with central scar
FNH. High T2 scar. stays high on delayed Fibrolamella HCC. Low T2 scar Giant haemangioma. Puddling fill in HCC
Fat containing liver lesions
Micro fat. looses signal in out-of-phase but no fat suppressed. Adenoma and multifocal Steatosis Macro fat. No signal loss in out-of-phase, but fat suppresses. Lipoma, liposarcoma, teratoma, HCC
Low liver signal on MR
** cw mm… should be iso to mm haemachromatosis. also low signal in panc and heart. spleen ok. higher signal out of phase cw in Haemosiderrhosis. Spleen also low. panc and heart ok. Wilson’s disease.
Biliary obstruction by level
Intra pancreatic. Panc ca, calculus, chronic pancreatitis Supra pancreatic. Cholangiocarcinoma, met LNs Portal. Invasive GB ca, surgical stricture, Cholangioca, hepatoma, calculus, mirizzi, LNs
Bile duct narrowing/irregularity
Cholangioca, ampulla or panc adenoca, mets, cystadenoma, PSC (intra and extra, Uc/crohns), Ascending cholangitis (bacterial, intra and extra), Aids Cholangiopathy (can’t ddx from PSC), Pancreatitis, PBC (intra only, caroli
Inflammatory lesions bile ducts
PSC. IHD and EHD beaded/pruned tree appearance. UC and crohns. young adult male. PBC. IHD autoimmune. cirrhosis with crowding and deformity of ducts. middle aged female. Bacterial ascending cholangitis. Strictures, small abscesses and cavities that communicate with ducts. fever or hx recent cholecystitis Caroli. IHD only. cw ducts. central dot sign Choledochal cyst. focal.
echogenic shadowing GB wall
Gallbladder full of stones, porcelain GB, Emphysematous cholecystitis (dirty shadowing)