CT and MRI appearances of inflammatory pseudotumour of the cervical lymph nodes

Br J Radiol. 2005 Jul;78(931):651-4. doi: 10.1259/bjr/78900851.

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumour (IPT), also known as plasma cell granuloma and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour, is a rare cause of benign cervical lymphadenopathy which mimics malignant causes of cervical lymphadenopathy. The imaging features of IPT affecting the cervical lymph nodes have not previously been described. We present cross sectional imaging in a case of IPT occurring in a 42-year-old African-Caribbean man, from his initial presentation to a subsequent spontaneous reduction in the extent of lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neck
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed