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Computed tomography (CT) was performed on four patients in whom excretory urograms revealed marked displacement of the kidneys and/or ureters. CT in each case was remarkable for the presence of excessive accumulation of normal retroperitoneal fat and failed to document the existence of a retroperitoneal neoplasm, lymphadenopathy, or other pathological mass.
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Greenan, T.J., Pollack, H.M., Lautin, E.M. et al. Excessive accumulation of normal retroperitoneal fat mimicking a neoplasm: Urographic/CT correlations. Urol Radiol 12, 99–102 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923979
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