Publications by authors named "I Kopys-Wiszniewska"
Background: Tumors of the developmental age are an important problem in clinical practice. Primary bone tumors constitute 1-1.5% of all tumors, and 7% of all tumors diagnosed in the developmental age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: to assess the value of different images of periosteal reaction on computed tomography (CT) in children with malignant bone tumours in determining the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. To evaluate the prognostic value of particular symptoms of the periosteal reaction.
Material And Methods: material includes documentation of CT imaging of periosteum in children with malignant bone tumours.
Article Synopsis
- * The report highlights common diagnostic errors, categorizing cases into two groups: non-critical misdiagnoses that did not adversely affect treatment, and critical misdiagnoses of malignant tumors that led to severe consequences.
- * Misinterpretations may stem from issues like poor imaging quality, lack of knowledge, carelessness, or assumptions made by the healthcare providers.
Diagnostic imaging has determined clinical application depending on kind of pathology and anatomical localisation. This is a precise and fine instrument for monitoring effects of treatment in childhood malignant tumours. Authors demonstrate examples of cases in which diagnostic imaging was the only method which revealed a relapse in situ, progression during chemotherapy or clinically unsuspected dissemination of tumours after many years.
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