A spectrum of findings on computed tomography in paediatric abdominal and pelvic tumours in a Ghanaian teaching hospital.

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To review the Computed Tomography( CT )features of pediatric oncological patients with abdominal and pelvic tumours and correlate these findings with their histopathological diagnosis. This was a retrospective cross-sectional facility-based study. This study was conducted in the Pediatric Oncology Unit and Radiology Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Fifty-six pediatric oncology patients with contrast-enhanced abdominal and pelvic CT scans. The abdominal and pelvic CT scans findings, patient biodata, and histopathology reports of oncology patients over four years were reviewed. Simple descriptive statistics using frequency distribution, percentages, means, and standard deviation were used to describe the various variables and presented tables. The four commonest tumours were nephroblastoma, neuroblastoma, lymphoma, and hepatoblastoma. The mean age at diagnosis was 4.8 years, with a slightly higher male predominance. The majority of the tumours were extremely large at presentation. Overall, the CT - histopathology concordance was 79.2%. Abdominal and pelvic CT scans play an important role in the diagnostic workup of pediatric malignancies by ensuring early and accurate diagnosis of these tumours. None declared.