Utilidad de la resonancia magnética en osteosarcoma
Por:
Palomo-Colli M.Á., Castellanos-Toledo A., Peña-del Castillo H., Juárez-Villegas L.E., Zapata-Tarrés M.
Publicada:
1 ene 2012
Resumen:
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most frequent malignant bone tumor in children. Although technologic development, there are no prognostic factors, as in other neoplasms, that help to take decisions and classify patients at diagnosis. Actually, tumor necrosis after chemotherapy is the most important prognostic factor. This is why studies focus on a diagnostic instrument that allows predicting this necrosis before surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging is a valuable method for necrosis assesment as a chemotherapy response before surgery. We need research which consider this diagnostic instrument in order to have valid and extrapolable information to treat these patients who have a non favorable prognosis.
Filiaciones:
Palomo-Colli M.Á.:
Departamento de Oncología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Dr. Márquez 162, Colonia Doctores, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, C.P. 06720. Mexico D.F., Mexico
Castellanos-Toledo A.:
Departamento de Oncología, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México D.F., Mexico
Peña-del Castillo H.:
Médico de Servicio Social, Universidad de Sonora, Sonora, Mexico
Juárez-Villegas L.E.:
Departamento de Oncología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Dr. Márquez 162, Colonia Doctores, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, C.P. 06720. Mexico D.F., Mexico
Zapata-Tarrés M.:
Departamento de Oncología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Dr. Márquez 162, Colonia Doctores, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, C.P. 06720. Mexico D.F., Mexico
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