Editorial experience with 1 year of case reports: a case report and review of the literature.
We analysed the properties of radiology case reports to create a 'personality profile'.


METHODS
In total, 99 case reports accepted for publication over 1 year were classified on a number of categorical parameters.


RESULTS
The commonest reported underlying aetiology was tumour (n=40), and the commonest radiological presentation was with a mass (n=29). Classic presentations of rare conditions (33%) were as common as rare presentations of common conditions (35%). Most underlying pathologies were proven with histology. Ten reports were interventional.


CONCLUSIONS
The typical case report is of a tumour presenting as a mass, and ultimately proven by histology.
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D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011859:Radiography; D011871:Radiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*