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Perirenal fat necrosis secondary to hemorrhagic pancreatitis, mimicking retroperitoneal liposarcoma: CT manifestation

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A case of resolving hemorrhagic pancreatitis resulting in massive left perirenal fat necrosis is reported. CT revealed a huge fat-containing mass that was thought to be retroperitoneal liposarcoma before operation. Pancreatitis with perirenal involvement is rarely encountered as a retroperitoneal mass.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, , , , , , CN

    H.-C. Chen, Y.-M. Tsang, C.-H. Wu, C.-T. Su & J. C. Hsu

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Received: 27 September 1995/Accepted: 25 October 1995

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Chen, HC., Tsang, YM., Wu, CH. et al. Perirenal fat necrosis secondary to hemorrhagic pancreatitis, mimicking retroperitoneal liposarcoma: CT manifestation. Abdom Imaging 21, 546–548 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900123

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