Open AccessWhat Is the Clinical Importance of Incidental Findings on Staging CT Scans in Patients With Sarcoma?
Author(s) -
Zachary Mayo,
Sean A. Kennedy,
Yubo Gao,
Benjamin J. Miller
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000149
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , malignancy , sarcoma , radiography , indeterminate , pelvis , retrospective cohort study , abdomen , surgery , pathology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Baseline staging CT scans are performed on nearly every patient after the diagnosis of a sarcoma to evaluate for the presence of metastatic disease. These scans often identify abnormalities that may or may not be related to the known malignancy. Despite the high frequency of incidental findings, there is little guidance for clinicians faced with assessing these radiographic abnormalities. The interpretation of incidental findings is important because it may influence decisions regarding surveillance frequency, prognostic estimation, and surgical and medical intervention.