Ricardo Restrepo1, Michael L Francavilla2,3, Robert Mas4, Edward Y Lee5. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL. 2. 2 Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 3. 3 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 4. 4 Ross University School of Medicine, Miramar, FL. 5. 5 Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this article are to provide an up-to-date overview of neonatal soft-tissue tumors, including information regarding their unique nature, and to present practical imaging techniques and characteristic imaging findings. CONCLUSION: Neonatal soft-tissue tumors are a unique set of neoplasms that often have characteristic clinical and imaging findings. Imaging evaluation, mainly with ultrasound and MRI, plays an important role in the initial diagnosis, staging, preoperative assessment, and follow-up evaluation. Clear understanding of practical imaging techniques combined with up-to-date knowledge of characteristic imaging findings can help the radiologist provide a timely and accurate diagnosis of these neoplasms and can lead to optimal neonatal patient care.
OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this article are to provide an up-to-date overview of neonatal soft-tissue tumors, including information regarding their unique nature, and to present practical imaging techniques and characteristic imaging findings. CONCLUSION:Neonatal soft-tissue tumors are a unique set of neoplasms that often have characteristic clinical and imaging findings. Imaging evaluation, mainly with ultrasound and MRI, plays an important role in the initial diagnosis, staging, preoperative assessment, and follow-up evaluation. Clear understanding of practical imaging techniques combined with up-to-date knowledge of characteristic imaging findings can help the radiologist provide a timely and accurate diagnosis of these neoplasms and can lead to optimal neonatal patient care.
Authors: Francesco Esposito; Dolores Ferrara; Marco Di Serafino; Mario Diplomatico; Norberto Vezzali; Anna Marcella Giugliano; Giovanna Stefania Colafati; Massimo Zeccolini; Paolo Tomà Journal: J Ultrasound Date: 2018-11-28