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Non-hodgkin lymphoma of the ureter: CT demonstration with pathologic correlation

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Urologic radiology

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A case of a 42-year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the ureter is reported. Diffuse lymphomatous infiltration of the ureter occurs rarely and is an uncommon cause of ureteral obstruction. Imaging-pathologic correlation is presented with CT images and autopsy specimens.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Montefiore University Hospital, 3459 Fifth Avenue, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    D. S. Buck & M. S. Peterson M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    D. Borochovitz

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    E. J. Bloom

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Buck, D.S., Peterson, M.S., Borochovitz, D. et al. Non-hodgkin lymphoma of the ureter: CT demonstration with pathologic correlation. Urol Radiol 14, 183–187 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926925

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