Imaging Patterns of Intratumoral Calcification in the Abdominopelvic Cavity.
10.3348/kjr.2017.18.2.323
- Author:
Mi Hye YU
1
;
Young Jun KIM
;
Hee Sun PARK
;
Sung Il JUNG
;
Hae Jeong JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea. yjkim@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominopelvic neoplasm;
Calcification
- MeSH:
Calcification, Physiologic;
Calcinosis;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Abdominal Neoplasms;
Pelvic Neoplasms;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2017;18(2):323-335
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Intratumoral calcification is one of the most noticeable of radiologic findings. It facilitates detection and provides information important for correctly diagnosing tumors. In the abdominopelvic cavity, a wide variety of tumors have calcifications with various imaging features, though the majority of such calcifications are dystrophic in nature. In this article, we classify the imaging patterns of intratumoral calcification according to number, location, and morphology. Then, we describe commonly-encountered abdominopelvic tumors containing typical calcification patterns, focusing on their differentiable characteristics using the imaging patterns of intratumoral calcification.
