ROLE OF CT IN EVALUATION OF PEADIATRIC ABDOMINAL TUMOURS

Dr. Priyank Jain, Dr. Ashutosh Chitnis

Abstract


Aim: To assess the role of computed tomography in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal tumors.
METHODS AND METHODS: CT evaluation of 40 patients in the age group 0 to 18 years with suspected abdominal mass
was done. The lesions were evaluated in terms of location, organ of origin, CT characters like attenuation, enhancement,
necrosis, cystic changes, calcifications and extensions. Based on the age of the patient and the CT characters, provisional
and differential diagnoses were given.
RESULTS: Majority of patients in our study belonged to infantile age group (<1 year).Neuroblastomas were the most
common tumor in our study followed by Wilms' tumor.Malignant tumors outnumbered benign tumors.
CONCLUSIONS: Computed tomography is a very sensitive imaging modality. It is fast, reliable, significantly accurate
method for localizing and characterizing various tumors arising from pediatric abdomen. It helps in narrowing
differentials and arriving at a final diagnosis in most cases.


Keywords


Pediatric Abdominal Tumors, Multidetector Computed Tomography

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