Head and Neck Imaging

The value of MSCT in Diagnosis of Thymic Carcinoma

Author:ZHU Quan-xin, WANG Qing-rong, YAO Qiao-lin,et al.

affiliation:Department of Radiology, The Third People's Hospital of Kunshan City, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To explore the value of MSCT in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma. Methods The CT data of 21 patients with the thymic carcinoma confirmed by pathology were analyzed retrospectively according to the surgical operation and some follow-up results. Results The mainly CT features of thymic carcinoma is the tumor in the upperanterior mediastinum, with irregular form or leaves in the edge, heterogeneous density, generally coexists with cystic or necrotic, the adipose layers of nearby structure disappear, often invades nearby tissues and distant metastasis. Conclusion MSCT has important value in the diagnosis, the choice of operation scheme and the evaluation of treatment of thymic carcinoma.

【Keyword】Thymic Carcinoma; MSCT; Diagnosis

【Chart number】R736.3

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2018.01.018