Intra-abdominal calcification
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Intra-abdominal calcification is common and the causes may be classified into four broad groups based on morphology:
Concretions
These are discrete precipitates in a vessel or organ. They are sharp in outline but the density and shape vary but in some cases they may be virtually pathognomonic:
- stones
- pancreatic ductal calcification
- nodal calcification: most commonly from tuberculosis or histoplasmosis 1
- phlebolith
- appendicolith
- calcified granuloma
- failed renal transplant
Conduit calcification
Calcification within the walls of any fluid-filled hollow tube:
- abdominal aorta
- pancreatic ducts
- vas deferens
- large veins
Cystic calcification
Calcification in the wall of a mass such as a cyst, pseudocyst or aneurysm. Hallmark is a smooth curvilinear rim of calcification.
- simple serous cysts
- aneurysms
- echinococcal cysts
- haematoma
- 'porcelain' gallbladder
- calcified appendiceal mucocoele
Solid mass calcification
Diverse features which generally show extensive but variable calcification.
- mesenteric nodes
- uterine fibroids
- primary tumours, e.g. ovarian dermoid
- metastases
- adenoma
- spleen (autosplenectomy in sickle cell disease)
See also
-<li><a title="Renal transplant rejection" href="/articles/renal-transplant-rejection">failed renal transplant</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/renal-transplant-rejection">failed renal transplant</a></li>
-<li>spleen (<a title="Autosplenectomy" href="/articles/autosplenectomy">autosplenectomy</a> in <a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a>)</li>- +<li>spleen (<a href="/articles/autosplenectomy">autosplenectomy</a> in <a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a>)</li>
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