Items tagged “tumor”
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Intracranial tumors (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Intracranial tumors comprise a heterogeneous group of tumors. In adult patients, the majority represent metastatic disease with a smaller proportion being primary brain tumors. Metastasis to the brain occurs, most commonly,...
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Bland thrombus
Bland thrombus is a term used to describe any non-malignant venous thrombus (e.g. a "normal" DVT). However the term is most often used in the context of malignancy, to differentiate non-malignant clot from the malignant form, as management of the two may differ; of course they often coexist.
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Percutaenous renal tumor ablation
Percutaneous ablation in the kidney is now performed as a standard therapeutic nephron-sparing option in patients who are poor candidates for resection. It is performed via radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation.
Follow-up time frame
Can vary according to center but usually includes contrast-...
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Metanephric stromal tumor
Metanephric stromal tumor (MST) is a very rare, benign renal neoplasm that predominantly affect children.
Epidemiology
Metanephric stromal tumor is characterized by pure stromal morphology, hyper-differentiation, and no metastasis. The median age of diagnosis was 2 years. Less than fifty cas...
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Sinonasal seromucinous hamartoma
Sinonasal seromucinous hamartomas (SSH) are benign sinonasal neoplasms.
Epidemiology
Sinonasal seromucinous hamartomas are rare, with approximately 25 cases reported since 1974 1. They are more common in middle-aged adults with a mean in the 6th decade and a slight female predilection (1.5:1) ...
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