Ascites produced by peritoneal seeding of neuroblastoma.
Preoperative CT and ultrasound of a 16-month-old girl with abdominal mass demonstrated the calcified mass and a copious amount of ascites. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed neuroblastoma, a tumor not usually associated with peritoneal seeding or ascites.
Fernbach
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Department of Radiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60614.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed