Primary lymphomas of the intraabdominal solid organs and the gastrointestinal tract: spectrum of imaging findings with histopathological confirmation

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 44; no. 9; pp. 2988 - 3005
• Main Authors: Karaosmanoglu, Ali Devrim, Uysal, Aycan, Onur, Mehmet Ruhi, Hahn, Peter F., Ayhan, Arzu Saglam, Ozmen, Mustafa Nasuh, Akata, Deniz, Karcaaltincaba, Musturay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: ABDOMEN; Computed tomography; DIAGNOSIS; Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal system; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; Hepatology; Imaging; Lymphoma; LYMPHOMAS; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neoplasms; Organs; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; Positron emission; Positron emission tomography; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Review; Tomography; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; Ultrasound; Radiology; Primary lymphoma; Abdomen
• ISSN: 2366-004X; 2366-0058; 2366-0058
• DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-02100-5

Unlike nodal lymphoma, primary lymphomas of the intraabdominal organs are uncommon neoplasms whose diagnosis may be challenging in certain clinical circumstances. Despite this difficulty for imaging diagnosis, there are several imaging features on ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography that may suggest the correct diagnosis. The scope of this review is to describe and illustrate the imaging features of primary lymphoma of intraabdominal organs providing clues to the diagnosis, together with their pathological correlations.