INTRAPERITONEAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA IN CHILDREN - INCIDENCE AND IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS ON CT

Authors
CHUNG CJ FORDHAM L LITTLE S RAYDER S NIMKIN K KLEINMAN PK WATSON C
Citation
Cj. Chung et al., INTRAPERITONEAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA IN CHILDREN - INCIDENCE AND IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS ON CT, American journal of roentgenology, 170(5), 1998, pp. 1385-1387
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
American journal of roentgenology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0361803X
Volume
170
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1385 - 1387
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(1998)170:5<1385:IRIC-I>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence an d CT imaging features of intraperitoneal rhabdomyosarcoma in children. CONCLUSION, Approximately 10% of children with rhabdomyosarcoma may h ave intraperitoneal neoplastic involvement either at the time of diagn osis or subsequently, On CT, intraperitoneal rhabdomyosarcomas are ass ociated with ascites, enhancing nodules, masses, a pseudomyxoma perito nei-like appearance, and omental caking.