侵袭性胸腺瘤的CT诊断及评价

目的分析侵袭性胸腺瘤的ＣＴ表现以便于分期和计划治疗。材料与方法分析２６例手术及病理证实的侵袭性胸腺瘤的ＣＴ所见，着重观察病变的密度，对周围纵隔结构的侵犯、胸膜种植以及纵隔外转移情况。结果２６例侵袭性胸腺瘤ＣＴ均显示为前纵隔软组织肿块，１６例密度不均，肿块不规则侵犯邻近器官２４例，主要表现在纵隔胸膜受侵７例，肺受侵９例，胸膜种植３例，心血管结构受侵２０例，以及心膈角区和腹腔受侵３例。结论ＣＴ在显示胸膜、心包和肺实质侵犯方面极其有效，对病变范围可进行可靠的评价，常规ＣＴ扫描可进行准确的分期和决定治疗方案。

Invasive thymoma: CT diagnosis and evaluation

Purpose To study the CT manifestation of invasive thymoma for staging and treatment planning. Materials and methods We reviewed and analyzed the CT scans of 26 patients with invasive thymoma confirmed by surgery and pathology with emphasis on lesion density, invasion of adjacent mediastinal structures, pleural seeding mediastinal nodes and extramediastial metastases. Results In 26 cases of invasive thymoma, all CT scans demonstrated the soft tissue mass in anterior mediastinum, with heterogeneous density in 16 patients. Irregular invasion to adjacent organs was found in 24 patients. The main findings were mediastinal pleura invasion in 7, lung invasion 9, pleural implants 3, cardiovascular involvement in 20, and cardiophrenic and abdominal invasion in 3. CT is especially effective in detecting the involvement of pleura, pericardium and lung. Conclusion Computed tomography provides the most reliable assessment of the extent of the disease. Conventional CT scan allows accurate staging and treatment planning.