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RID35514 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.

comment

http://radiology.rsna.org/cgi/content/full/226/3/651