Ultrasound Case 050
Presentation
I was sent a small ultrasound machine to test. I asked my 8 year old son if I could scan his aorta. This is the scan which sent a ripple through our lives.
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Describe and interpret these scans
IMAGE INTERPRETATION
Image 1: Transverse scan abdominal aorta superior to inferior. A homogeneous mass is seen lying in the left retroperitoneum adjacent to the aorta and inferior to the left renal vein.
Image 2: Longitudinal view through the left kidney. The mass is seen sitting at the left renal hilum. My heart paused, I got a lump in my throat. What to do – ignore or investigate?
The story continues
Further evaluation of the incidentaloma
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Image 3: Image measuring the mass in longitudinal and transverse sections.
Image 4: Colour Doppler interrogation of the mass.
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Image 5: Nuclear medicine scan reported as showing a mass consistent with a neural crest tumour. Neuroblastoma is the most common of these.
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Image 8: Laparoscopic resection of the mass.
CLINICAL CORRELATION
Schwannoma
Histology showed this was a benign schwannoma. Ben has recovered well and we so appreciate the professionalism and kindness shown by those who cared for him and supported us through the adventure.
Look out for the incidentaloma.
They are common, make for difficult conversations and challenging decision making, and can permanently impact patients lives and those of their families.
Further reading
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An Emergency physician based in Perth, Western Australia. Professionally my passion lies in integrating advanced diagnostic and procedural ultrasound into clinical assessment and management of the undifferentiated patient. Sharing hard fought knowledge with innovative educational techniques to ensure knowledge translation and dissemination is my goal. Family, wild coastlines, native forests, and tinkering in the shed fills the rest of my contented time. | SonoCPD | Ultrasound library | Top 100 | @thesonocave |
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Just Amazing! Thanks for this lesson!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this experience. So sorry your son had to go through this yet so glad this has ended well. All cases are very interesting and informative. You’ve done an amazing job collecting and describing all this hard work, thank you!