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Chest Tumours Other than Lymphoma

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Pediatric Chest Imaging

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

Thoracic tumours are generally arbitrarily classified, despite some inevitable overlap, as originating in three major compartments within the chest, namely the lung parenchyma, the mediastinum, and the chest wall. In the interests of simplicity and convention, that anatomical approach will be used in this chapter with an additional brief reference to diaphragmatic tumours. As most of the mediastinal tumours mentioned, other than the lymphatic malformations, have varying degrees of malignancy depending on the exact histological sub-type, that section has not been divided into benign and malignant categories. Benign chest wall tumours are described in Chapter 14 and will not be mentioned here. The imaging at diagnosis for all lesions has been emphasised throughout. The subsequent follow-up radiology of benign conditions is governed by the clinical course, and that of malignant masses is largely determined thereafter by imaging protocols devised by the various international paediatric oncology co-operative groups and should take place in specialist paediatric centres.

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    Kieran McHugh FRCR, FRCPI, DCH

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology and Institute of Diagnostic Imaging, Vall d’Hebron Hospitals, Ps. Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

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  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital Quirón, Plaña Alfonso Comin 5-7, 08023, Barcelona, Spain

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  3. Department of Radiology Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA

    Janet L. Strife MD, FACR (Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics) (Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics)

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McHugh, K. (2008). Chest Tumours Other than Lymphoma. In: Lucaya, J., Strife, J.L. (eds) Pediatric Chest Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32676-2_12

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