Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Neoplasia, Education, Ultrasound, MR, CT, Retroperitoneum, Pelvis, Abdomen
Authors:
M. Del Palacio Salgado1, M. Hernández García2, M. Camargo Montanari3, F. Cabrera Canal2, M. Rascón Risco2, B. Díaz Barroso3, M. A. Cruz Díaz4; 1Alcalá de Henares, Madrid/ES, 2Alcalá de Henares/ES, 3Madrid/ES, 4Alcalá de Henares. Madrid/ES
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-3516
Background
Despite an important increase in radiological explorations,
it is not uncommon to find giant abdominal tumors.
Although the differential diagnosis of giant tumors is wide,
it must be based on a careful review of clinical history,
demographic factors and findings from different image techniques.
CT,
due to its multiplanar range,
allows us to study bigger volumes with better spatial resolution than MRI.
CT also allows for image acquisition during the different phases of contrast distribution and can help to define the origins of the lesion.
MRI,
thanks to its tissular resolution,
allows to an adequate tumor characterization and identification of its origin.
When facing a giant abdominal o pelvic tumor the first thing we need to do is determine the anatomic space it is located in,
and then define whether its origin is an organ and in that case,
which one,
and that can prove to be a difficult task.