title: Gastrointestinal tumors in children.
abstract: Although tumors arising from the spleen, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract in the pediatric population are relatively uncommon, imaging plays an important role in diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning. Initial imaging with abdominal radiograph contributes to the evaluation for intestinal obstruction, constipation, and mass effect, and sometimes may reveal areas of calcification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Room F3503, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5252, USA. marialad@umich.edu
authors.forename: Maria F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ladino-Torres
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography