Table 1 Class I extravascular incidental findings according to system area. (MSK denotes musculoskeletal)
System | Incidental findings | Number (relative Frequency %) | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|
Chest | Lung mass/cancer | 9 (6.3) | 8 cancers confirmed, 1 benign |
Pericardial effusion | 2 (1.4) | 1 treated, 1 died | |
Pleural effusion (moderate/large) | 5 (3.5) | 3 treated, 2 unknown | |
Pneumonia | 24 (16.8) | 6 treated, 3 asymptomatic, 15 unknown | |
Pulmonary embolus | 2 (1.4) | 2 treated | |
Abdomen | Abdominal ascites | 1 (0.7) | Cardiac failure |
Acute pancreatitis | 2 (1.4) | Treated | |
Adrenal lesion (suspicious) | 1 (0.7) | Stable | |
Appendicitis | 1 (0.7) | Unknown | |
Bladder wall thickening/cancer | 17 (11.9) | 9 cancers confirmed, 8 benign, 1 unknown | |
Bone metastasis | 3 (2.1) | 3 confirmed | |
Carcinoid tumour | 1 (0.7) | Confirmed | |
Colorectal mass/cancer | 24 (16.8) | 10 cancers confirmed, 14 benign | |
Cholecystitis | 4 (2.8) | 3 treated, 1 unknown | |
Colovesical fistula | 1 (0.7) | Treated | |
Diverticulitis | 2 (1.4) | Unknown | |
Gallbladder mass/cancer | 1 (0.7) | Cancer confirmed | |
Gastric wall thickening/cancer | 4 (2.8) | 2 cancers confirmed, 2 benign | |
Hydronephrosis (moderate/severe) | 11 (7.4) | 3 stented, 1 chronic, 7 unknown | |
Liver mass/cancer | 4 (2.8) | 3 metastasis, 1 benign | |
Pancreatic mass/cancer | 2 (1.4) | 2 cancers confirmed | |
Prostate mass/cancer | 4 (2.8) | 4 cancers confirmed | |
Pyelonephritis | 1 (0.7) | Treated | |
Renal mass/cancer | 8 (5.6) | 3 cancers confirmed, 5 benign | |
Splenomegaly | 1 (0.7) | Known Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma | |
Splenic lesion (suspicious) | 1 (0.7) | Likely haemangioma, surveillance | |
Strangulated inguinal hernia | 1 (0.7) | Unknown | |
Widespread lymphadenopathy | 5 (3.5) | 4 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | |
MSK | Osteomyelitis | 1 (0.7) | Unknown |
Pathological humeral fracture | 1 (0.7) | Bone metastasis | |
Total | 144 |