Pitman A G, Walker I
Australas Radiol. 2007 Oct;51 Spec No.:B1-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01877.x.
We analysed the properties of radiology case reports to create a 'personality profile'.
In total, 99 case reports accepted for publication over 1 year were classified on a number of categorical parameters.
The commonest reported underlying aetiology was tumour (n=40), and the commonest radiological presentation was with a mass (n=29). Classic presentations of rare conditions (33%) were as common as rare presentations of common conditions (35%). Most underlying pathologies were proven with histology. Ten reports were interventional.
The typical case report is of a tumour presenting as a mass, and ultimately proven by histology.
