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**Assess resectability | **Assess resectability | ||
**Find out the need for treatment | **Find out the need for treatment | ||
*CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of desmoid tumor. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of desmoid tumor include: | *CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of desmoid tumor. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of desmoid tumor include:<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]] | **Appear [[homogeneous]] or [[heterogeneous]] | ||
**Hypo-, iso-, or hyperintense compared with the [[attenuation]] of [[muscles]] | **Hypo-, iso-, or hyperintense compared with the [[attenuation]] of [[muscles]] | ||
**Appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins | **Appear more aggressive with ill-defined margins | ||
**Be [[Homogeneous|homogeneously]] or focally hyperattenuating when compared to [[soft tissue]] on the non-contrast [[scan]] | **Be [[Homogeneous|homogeneously]] or focally hyperattenuating when compared to [[soft tissue]] on the non-contrast [[scan]] | ||
**Demonstrate enhancement following administration of [[intravenous]] contrast | **Demonstrate enhancement following administration of [[intravenous]] contrast | ||
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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 can be done in order to define the relationship of desmoid tumor to adjacent structures, assess resectibility and find out the need for treatment. On CT scan, desmoid tumor is characterized by a homogeneously or focally hyperattenuating well circumscribed mass which may demonstrate enhancement following administration of intravenous contrast.
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- 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 helpful in the diagnosis of desmoid tumor. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of desmoid tumor include:[1][2]
- 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
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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.