CT imaging of peritoneal carcinomatosis and its mimics

A D Diop; M Fontarensky; P-F Montoriol; D Da Ines

doi:10.1016/j.diii.2014.02.009

CT imaging of peritoneal carcinomatosis and its mimics

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2014 Sep;95(9):861-72. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.02.009. Epub 2014 Mar 14.

Authors

A D Diop¹, M Fontarensky¹, P-F Montoriol¹, D Da Ines²

Affiliations

¹ Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Estaing University Hospital, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, 1, place Lucie-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France.
² Clermont University, University of Auvergne, ISIT, CNRS, UMR6284, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24631039
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.02.009

Abstract

Invasive peritoneal disease includes more than just peritoneal carcinomatosis. Although this is the most common aetiology, especially when a primary is found, other conditions may be responsible for peritoneal invasion. A rigorous analysis of CT features taken together with the clinical and biological context usually allows the main differential diagnoses, which entail different types of management, to be drawn out. Pseudomyxoma peritonei, peritoneal lymphomatosis, tuberculosis, peritoneal mesothelioma, diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis, and benign splenosis are the main differential diagnoses.

Keywords: CT scan; Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC); Peritoneal carcinomatosis; Peritoneum; Scalloping.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma / secondary*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary*
Peritoneum / diagnostic imaging
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*