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Table 3 Frequent and common extraprostatic findings (> 1% of patients) sorted by their frequency

From: Quantification and significance of extraprostatic findings on prostate MRI: a retrospective analysis and three-tier classification

Anatomy

Condition

Frequency, % of 623 pts

Non-significant, no

Potentially significant, no

Significant, no

Reported, no

Not reported, no.a

Percent, %

FREQUENT

 ≥ 5%

       

Bowel

Colon diverticulosis

44.3

266

10

 

130

146

47.1

G/U

Hydrocele

34.0

207

5

 

44

168

20.8

Abd. wall

Inguinal hernia (fat)

15.6

95

2

 

25

72

25.8

G/U

Trabecular hypertrophy

14.6

88

2

1

37

54 (0)

40.7

MSK

Coxartrosis (gr. III or IV)

9.5

46

11

2

23

36 (2)

39.0

MSK

Alloplasty, osteosynthesis

5.8

36

  

24

12

66.7

MSK

Foraminostenosis with contact or compression

5.3

32

1

 

3

30

9.1

COMMON

 > 1%

       

 G/U

Cyst simple

4.5

28

  

12

16

42.9

 MSK

Tendinosis or enthesopathy

4.2

20

6

 

1

25

3.8

 G/U

Bladder diverticulum

3.9

23

1

 

13

11

54.2

 MSK

Tarlov cyst

3.4

21

  

4

17

19.0

 MKS

Bursitis

3.2

19

1

 

9

11

45.0

 G/U

Blood in seminal vesicle

3.2

19

1

 

13

7

65.0

 MSK

Hip periarticular changes

3.0

19

  

3

16

15.8

 MSK

BM focal changes

2.6

7

4

5

11

5 (1)

68.8

 G/U

Cyst—testis, epidydimis

2.6

15

1

 

8

8

50.0

 Lymphatic

Enlarged lymph nodes

2.6

5

3

8

12

4 (2)

75.0

 Abd. wall

Umbilical hernia—fat

2.1

12

1

 

3

10

23.1

 MSK

Hip—focal changesb

1.9

11

 

1

3

9 (1)

25.0

 Peritoneum

Ascites

1.9

12

  

6

6

50.0

 MSK

Degenerative changes of symphysis

1.6

9

1

 

3

7

30.0

 Vascular

Atherosclerosis (> 50% stenosis)

1.6

6

4

 

1

9

10.0

 MSK

Mass (lipoma, cyst, tumor)

1.3

7

 

1

3

5 (1)

37.5

 G/U

Stone

1.3

3

5

 

6

2

75.0

  1. G/U, genitourinary; BM, bone marrow; MSK, musculoskeletal
  2. aNumber in parentheses denotes unreported significant findings
  3. bNon-degenerative