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CT scan may be diagnostic for desmoid tumor. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by: | |||
*Well circumscribed mass, although in some cases it may appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins. | |||
*Homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating when compared to soft tissue on the non-contrast scan. | |||
*Most will demonstrate enhancement following administration of intravenous contrast.<ref name="radio"> Desmoid tumor. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/aggressive-fibromatosis. Accessed on January 20, 2015</ref><ref name="EconomouPitta2011">{{cite journal|last1=Economou|first1=Athanasios|last2=Pitta|first2=Xanthi|last3=Andreadis|first3=Efstathios|last4=Papapavlou|first4=Leonidas|last5=Chrissidis|first5=Thomas|title=Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=5|issue=1|year=2011|pages=326|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/1752-1947-5-326}}</ref> | |||
<gallery>Rectus-abdominis-muscle-desmoid-tumour.jpg | Desmoid tumor of rectus abdominis muscle</gallery> | <gallery>Rectus-abdominis-muscle-desmoid-tumour.jpg | Desmoid tumor of rectus abdominis muscle</gallery> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT
CT scan may be diagnostic for desmoid tumor. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by:
- Well circumscribed mass, although in some cases it may appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins.
- Homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating when compared to soft tissue on the non-contrast scan.
- Most will demonstrate enhancement following administration of intravenous contrast.[1][2]
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Desmoid tumor of rectus abdominis muscle
Reference
- ↑ Desmoid tumor. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/aggressive-fibromatosis. Accessed on January 20, 2015
- ↑ Economou, Athanasios; Pitta, Xanthi; Andreadis, Efstathios; Papapavlou, Leonidas; Chrissidis, Thomas (2011). "Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-326. ISSN 1752-1947.