title: Sonographic diagnosis and follow-up of diffuse neutropenic colitis: case report of a child treated for osteogenic sarcoma.
abstract: The sonographic features of total neutropenic colitis in a 14-year-old girl with osteogenic sarcoma are presented. Sonography disclosed characteristic diffuse thickening of the colonic wall with hyperechoic bowel mucosa. Serial sonograms were performed to monitor the progress of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Höpital Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalifa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adamsbaum
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saint-Martin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbotin-Larrieu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography