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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 9/2010

01-09-2010 | Pictorial Essay

A pictorial review of imaging of abdominal tumours in adolescence

Authors: Darshana D. Rasalkar, Winnie C. W. Chu, Frankie W. T. Cheng, Sze Ki Hui, Siu Cheung Ling, Chi Kong Li

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 9/2010

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Abstract

Neoplastic abdominal tumours, particularly those originating from embryonal tissue (such as hepatoblastoma and nephroblastoma) and neural crest cells (such as neuroblastoma), are well-documented in young children. Neoplasms of adulthood, most commonly carcinoma of different visceral organs, are also well-documented. Abdominal tumours in adolescence constitute a distinct pathological group. The radiological features of some of these tumours have been described only in isolated reports. The purpose of this pictorial essay was to review the imaging findings of various kinds of abdominal tumours in adolescent patients (with an age range of 10–16 years) who presented to the Children Cancer Center of our institution in the past 15 years. Some tumours, though rare, have characteristic imaging appearances (especially in CT) that enable an accurate diagnosis before definite histological confirmation.
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Metadata
Title
A pictorial review of imaging of abdominal tumours in adolescence
Authors
Darshana D. Rasalkar
Winnie C. W. Chu
Frankie W. T. Cheng
Sze Ki Hui
Siu Cheung Ling
Chi Kong Li
Publication date
01-09-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 9/2010
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1738-z

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