Desmoid tumor CT: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Sara Mohsin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Sara Mohsin (talk | contribs) (→CT) |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
CT scan may be diagnostic for desmoid tumor. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by a well circumscribed mass that may: | *CT scan is done to in order to: | ||
*Appear homogeneous or heterogeneous | **Define the relationship of the tumor to adjacent structures | ||
*Hypo-, iso-, or hyperintense compared with the attenuation of muscles | **Assess resectability | ||
*Appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins | **Find out the need for treatment | ||
*Be homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating when compared to soft tissue on the non-contrast scan | *CT scan may be diagnostic for desmoid tumor. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by a well circumscribed mass that may: | ||
*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> | **Appear homogeneous or heterogeneous | ||
**Hypo-, iso-, or hyperintense compared with the attenuation of muscles | |||
**Appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins | |||
**Be homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating when compared to soft tissue on the non-contrast scan | |||
**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> | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 1 March 2019
|
Desmoid tumor Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]
Overview
CT scan may be diagnostic for desmoid tumor. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by a well circumscribed mass that is homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating. Desmoid tumor may demonstrate enhancement following administration of intravenous contrast.[1][2]
CT
- CT scan is done to in order to:
- Define the relationship of the tumor to adjacent structures
- Assess resectability
- Find out the need for treatment
- CT scan may be diagnostic for desmoid tumor. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by a well circumscribed mass that may:
- Appear homogeneous or heterogeneous
- Hypo-, iso-, or hyperintense compared with the attenuation of muscles
- Appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins
- Be homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating when compared to soft tissue on the non-contrast scan
- Demonstrate enhancement following administration of intravenous contrast.[1][2]
-
Desmoid tumor of rectus abdominis muscle
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Desmoid tumor. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/aggressive-fibromatosis. Accessed on January 20, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.