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A pictorial review of imaging of abdominal tumours in adolescence

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Neoplastic abdominal tumours, particularly those originating from embryonal tissue (such as hepatoblastoma and nephroblastoma) and neural crest cells (such as neuroblastoma), are well-documented in young children. Neoplasms of adulthood, most commonly carcinoma of different visceral organs, are also well-documented. Abdominal tumours in adolescence constitute a distinct pathological group. The radiological features of some of these tumours have been described only in isolated reports. The purpose of this pictorial essay was to review the imaging findings of various kinds of abdominal tumours in adolescent patients (with an age range of 10–16 years) who presented to the Children Cancer Center of our institution in the past 15 years. Some tumours, though rare, have characteristic imaging appearances (especially in CT) that enable an accurate diagnosis before definite histological confirmation.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Ngan Shing St., Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

    Darshana D. Rasalkar & Winnie C. W. Chu

  2. Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

    Frankie W. T. Cheng & Chi Kong Li

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Sze Ki Hui

  4. Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Siu Cheung Ling

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Rasalkar, D.D., Chu, W.C.W., Cheng, F.W.T. et al. A pictorial review of imaging of abdominal tumours in adolescence. Pediatr Radiol 40, 1552–1561 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1738-z

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