Pediatric CT diagnosis of germ cell tumors.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Pediatric CT diagnosis of germ cell tumors [Abstract] Objective To analyze germ cell tumors in children CT performance characteristics, improve the accuracy of CT diagnosis. Methods Retrospective analysis of 38 cases of germ cell tumors of the CT, and compared with surgical and pathological results were compared. Results of the mixed variety of tissue composition occupancy density in 18 cases, cystic or cystic-based footprint in 12 cases, the vast majority of soft tissue density or soft tissue density occupying 8 patients. including 28 cases of benign and malignant in 10 cases. benign were mature teratoid tumor. malignant endodermal sinus tumor tissue in 3 cases combined teratoma, immature teratoma, invisible cell tumors, endodermal sinus tumor in 2 cases, 1 case of ovarian cancer, villous. Conclusion germ cell tumors in children have their own CT manifestations characteristics, CT high diagnostic accuracy, as the preferred screening method. [Keywords:] germ cell tumor X-ray computed tomography Germ cell tumors are common tumors in children is one, can occur in children of any age and anywhere on the body and organs. The author retrospectively November 1999 2005 3 menstrual surgery and pathology, and a complete CT information on pediatric germ cell tumors in 38 cases, in order to improve the CT diagnosis. 1 Materials and Methods 8 males and 30 females, aged from birth to 14, an average of 7.24 years. Including 16 cases of birth to 3 years, 4 to 7 years in 4 cases, 8 to 14 years in 18 patients. Clinical manifestations or accidentally discovered, after living mass 18 cases, accounting for 47.3% of this group, 10 cases of abdominal pain, defecation effort, stool flat in 3 cases, 3 cases of chest pain, loss of appetite in 2 cases, 2 cases of gastrointestinal bleeding. Thickness, layer from the are 10mm CT scan in all patients plain .38, of which 11 patients underwent enhanced CT scan. Contrast medium Omnipaque with 3