title: Imaging Patterns of Intratumoral Calcification in the Abdominopelvic Cavity.
abstract: Intratumoral calcification is one of the most noticeable of radiologic findings. It facilitates detection and provides information important for correctly diagnosing tumors. In the abdominopelvic cavity, a wide variety of tumors have calcifications with various imaging features, though the majority of such calcifications are dystrophic in nature. In this article, we classify the imaging patterns of intratumoral calcification according to number, location, and morphology. Then, we describe commonly-encountered abdominopelvic tumors containing typical calcification patterns, focusing on their differentiable characteristics using the imaging patterns of intratumoral calcification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Hye
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea.
authors.forename: Hae Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Abdominopelvic neoplasm; Calcification