Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Marjan Khan M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Overview
CT scan may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Finding on CT scan suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a rapid growth mass with irregular border.[1]
CT
CT
- CT scan may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[1]
- Imaging criteria are generally considered unreliable in differentiating from a more benign neurofibroma or schwannoma.[2]
- The larger the lesion, the more chance of it being malignant.
- Findings on CT scan include:
- Irregular borders
- Rapid growth on interval imaging
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour
- ↑ Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, Chun HJ, Lee HG, Lee JM (2003). “Neurogenic tumors in the abdomen: tumor types and imaging characteristics”. Radiographics. 23 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1148/rg.231025050. PMID 12533638.
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