Gerota’s Fascia Associated with Lymph Node Disease of the Retroperitoneum

Abstract

In contrast to lymphangiography CT has the potential for imaging all nodes within the retroperitoneum and pelvis, including those nodes cephalad to the renal hilus and the lymph nodes along the internal iliac vessels in the pelvis, as well as lymph nodes which lie more anteriorly in relation to the organs of the intraabdominal cavity (hilus of liver and spleen, peripancreatic and mesentery). Enlarged lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum are most commonly caused by nonHodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin disease, leukemia or metastatic disease e.g. testicular tumor.