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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
CT scan may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Finding on CT scan suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a rapid growth mass with irrefular border.[1]
CT
- CT scan may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[2]
- Imaging criteria are generally considered unreliable in differentiating from a more benign neurofibroma or schwannoma.[3]
- Findings on CT scan include:
- The larger the lesion, the more likely for it to be malignant
- Irregular borders
- Rapid growth on interval imaging
References
- ↑ Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour
- ↑ Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour
- ↑ Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, Chun HJ, Lee HG, Lee JM (2003). "Neurogenic tumors in the abdomen: tumor types and imaging characteristics". Radiographics. 23 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1148/rg.231025050. PMID 12533638.