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Differential Diagnosis of Primary Pulmonary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and Central Type of Lung Cancer by Multi-slice spiral CT
Author：GUAN Hong-lian, XIAO Ze-bin, LIU Jia-fu,et al.
affiliation：Department of Radiology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Clinical Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350008, Fujian Province, China
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Objective To identify CT features of primary pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) and central type lung cancers. Methods Totally 26 patients with MECs were examined by CT, and their images were retrospectively reviewed by two experienced radiologists. The CT features of 22 central type of MECs were compared with those of 34 central type of lung cancers. Results The tumors predominant presented as central type (n=22), followed by peripheral type (n=4). There were significant differences of age, gender, the maximum diameter, shape, margin, the presence of lobulated shape, liquefactive necrosis, heterogeneous enhancement, and distal bronchial dilatation between central type of MECs and lung cancers. Conclusion CT should be helpful for the characterization and differential diagnosis of MECs.
【Keyword】Pulmonary Mucoepidermoid Carcinomas; Tomography, X-ray Computed; Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis; Lung Cancer
【Chart number】R734.2；R445.3
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672-5131.2018.11.015
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th16Volume， th 11 Issue
2018Year11Month
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