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British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, e137-e139
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/31481042
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Case report

Unusual appearance of retroperitoneal fibrosis simulating a tumour

C J Das, MD, DNB1, R Sharma, MD1, T P Jain, MD1, V Rai, MS2, S Chumber, MS2 and A K Das, MD3

Departments of 1 Radiology, 2Surgery and 3Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Correspondence: Dr Raju Sharma, Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. E-mail: raju152{at}yahoo.com.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon entity that usually presents as a fibrous plaque-like lesion that encases the aorta and inferior vena cava below the level of the renal arteries. We present an unusual mass-like appearance of this disease simulating a tumour, with foci of calcification, seen in a young girl.






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