DSRCT and Diagnostics

Introduction
The following are the tools used by the medical field to diagnose or keep an eye on DSRCT tumors (well, all types of cancer). Please be aware that some of these diagnostic tools do not pick up the extent of disease that can be present within the abdomen. This information is based on numerous reports from patients with DSRCT who have had an abdominal CT or PET scan not clearly show the extent of disease. Usually a surgeon will operate and find extensive spred that did not show up on the scans.