Korean Journal of Radiology

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Imaging Patterns of Intratumoral Calcification in the Abdominopelvic Cavity

  • Yu, Mi Hye (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Young Jun (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Hee Sun (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Jung, Sung Il (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Jeon, Hae Jeong (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center)
  • Received : 2016.07.19
  • Accepted : 2016.10.20
  • Published : 2017.04.01
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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.

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