Malignant Skin Tumors in Children
Fig. 13.1 Multiple hyperpigmented macules and a basal cell carcinoma in a patient with xeroderma pigmentosum (Courtesy of Dr. A. Torrelo, Madrid) Patients with XP under 20 years of age…
Malignant Tumors of Peripheral Nerves
Fig. 15.1 MPSNT arising from ganglioneuroma. A ganglionic tumor with low grade schwannoma cell stroma segues into a high grade spindle cell neoplasm, X400 Patients with MPNST tend to be…
Pediatric Cancer in the Head and Neck
Fig. 7.1 (a, b) Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. (a) Contrast-enhanced CT in a teenage boy demonstrating an asymmetric enhancing right nasopharyngeal with extension into the retropharyngeal soft tissues. A right maxillary retention…
Intraocular Tumors
Fig. 14.1 Diagram of normal eye anatomy in the axial plane. The anterior chamber, located anterior to the lens, extends from cornea to iris. The posterior chamber extends from the…
Malignancies of the Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract
Fig. 8.1 NUT midline carcinoma. Histology consists of an undifferentiated neoplasm with vague epithelioid features Prognostic Features With few exceptions, NUT carcinomas are highly lethal malignancies. Most patients die within…
Imaging Techniques Used in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tumors
Fig. 2.1 These (a) anterior-posterior (AP) and (b) lateral femur radiographs of a patient with osteosarcoma reveal features typical of a malignant bone tumor including Codman triangles (arrows) and sunburst…
Laboratory Techniques Used in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tumors
Fig. 1.1 CD99 immunohistochemistry in a case of Ewing sarcoma family tumor demonstrates diffuse strong expression of the CD99 antigen by tumor cells Techniques to produce quality antibodies for clinical…
Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Injuries
Fig. 6.1 (a) Longitudinal US view of the left shoulder of an 8-year-old girl performed for acute humeral pain shows an irregularity of the cortical aspect of the proximal humerus….
Abdominal Trauma
In the hemodynamic unstable young patient, the first evaluation is performed through e-FAST, a rapid diagnostic method carried out during the first aid approach, which is necessary to depict the…
Imaging Bone Injuries with Plain Film X-Ray
Fig. 5.1 A drawing representing the different fracture patterns in pediatric age A complete fracture is a break that runs the entire width of a bone and it is classified…
