Imaging of paediatric liver tumours with pathological correlation

Das, C.J.; Dhingra, S.; Gupta, A.K.; Iyer, V.; Agarwala, S.

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2009.04.014

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Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1015-1025, October 2009

Imaging of paediatric liver tumours with pathological correlation

C.J. Das
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
- Guarantor and correspondent: C.J. Das, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. Tel.: +91 9868619810.
S. Dhingra
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
A.K. Gupta
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
V. Iyer
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
S. Agarwala
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

Received 2 January 2009; received in revised form 26 April 2009; accepted 28 April 2009.

Paediatric hepatic tumours are relatively rare with malignant lesions being twice as frequent as benign neoplasms and are mostly metastases. Imaging has a significant role in the evaluation of most paediatric liver tumours. Differentiating benign from malignant tumours is important as it significantly affects treatment decisions. We present the characteristic radiological and pathological features of the most common paediatric liver tumours.