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"neoplasms are the most common cause (~60–65%) ^8,9"

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"vascular causes (~20–30%) ^8,9: vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa being the commonest cause), renal artery aneurysms, AV malformations and fistulas, renal vein thrombosis"

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Biographical Date Spacing

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"It is named after the German physician Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich (1815-1877), who published the first case description in 1856, and who is most famously remembered for his pioneering work on clinical thermometry ^5,6. The term Wunderlich syndrome was first recorded by Coenen in 1910 ⁶."

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"Wunderlich syndrome is clinically characterised by Lenk's triad:"

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Acronyms

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"vascular causes (~20–30%) ^8,9: vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa being the commonest cause), renal artery aneurysms, AV malformations and fistulas, renal vein thrombosis"

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"vascular abnormalities suggestive of vasculitis or AVM/aneurysm"

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Accepted Abbreviations

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"On plain abdominal X-rays, indirect features of a retroperitoneal mass include effacement of the psoas outline, loss of renal fat outline, and displacement of bowel."

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

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"However, this full triad is present in a minority; many present with isolated flank/abdominal pain ²."

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Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

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"suspicion of neoplasm if no definite benign features (e.g. minimal/no fat, irregular enhancement)"

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