Accuracy of contrast-enhanced CT in liver neoplasms in children under 2 years age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple differentials exist for pediatric liver tumors under 2 years. Accurate imaging diagnosis may obviate the need for tissue sampling in most cases.

Objective

To evaluate the imaging features and diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in liver tumors in children under 2 years.

Methods

Eighty-eight children under 2 years with treatment naive liver neoplasms and baseline contrast-enhanced CT were included in this institutional review board approved retrospective study. Two blinded onco-radiologists assessed these tumors in consensus. Findings assessed included enhancement pattern, lobulated appearance, cystic change, calcifications, central scar-like appearance, and metastases. The radiologists classified the lesion as hepatoblastoma, infantile

SUBMITTER: Rajasimman AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579165 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature