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The sonographic features of total neutropenic colitis in a 14-year-old girl with osteogenic sarcoma are presented. Sonography disclosed characteristic diffuse thickening of the colonic wall with hyperechoic bowel mucosa. Serial sonograms were performed to monitor the progress of the disease.
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Suarez, B., Kalifa, G., Adamsbaum, C. et al. Sonographic diagnosis and follow-up of diffuse neutropenic colitis: Case report of a child treated for osteogenic sarcoma. Pediatr Radiol 25, 373–374 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021707
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021707