Preferred Label : sandwich sign;
Definition : Contrast-enhaced abdominal CT scan or ultrasound shows bulky soft-tissue masses with
fat and vessels between, resembling two buns and the filling of a sandwich. Indicates
mesenteric lymphadenopathy, typically due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma or posttransplantation
lymphoproliferative disorder.;
Source : Radiology 2003; 226:651-652;
Origin ID : RID35514;
Associated condition(s)
Contrast-enhaced abdominal CT scan or ultrasound shows bulky soft-tissue masses with
fat and vessels between, resembling two buns and the filling of a sandwich. Indicates
mesenteric lymphadenopathy, typically due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma or posttransplantation
lymphoproliferative disorder.
