Sonography of neuroblastoma.
Sonograms of 21 children with neuroblastoma were reviewed with attention to the following sonographic criteria: size, location, internal echo pattern, anechoic areas, and margination. Fourteen primary tumors were evaluated before therapy. All tumors were heterogeneously echogenic; all had poorly defined margins. Tumor calcification was identified in three, and 10 of 14 primary tumors contained discrete anechoic areas ranging from 0.5 to 4 cm in diameter. The average greatest dimension of primary tumor masses was 7.7 cm.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography