Desmoplastic small round cell tumor in the abdomen and pelvis: report of CT findings in 11 affected children and young adults

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Jun;184(6):1910-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.6.01841910.

Abstract

Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the CT features of desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) of the abdomen and pelvis in pediatric and young adult patients.

Conclusion: Characteristic CT features of DSRCT include bulky intraabdominal soft-tissue masses that involve omental and serosal surfaces, without a distinct organ of origin; solid, dominant, heterogeneous pelvic masses in the retrovesical or rectouterine spaces; and concurrent metastases, common at the time of diagnosis, particularly those involving lymph nodes and liver.

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adolescent
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*