TY - JOUR
T1 - Transdiaphragmatic extension of invasive thymoma
AU - Scatarige, J. C.
AU - Fishman, E. K.
AU - Zerhouni, E. A.
AU - Siegelman, Stanley S
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The initial and follow-up computed tomographic (CT) examinations of 19 patients with surgically proven invasive thymoma were reviewed; 10 have been previously reported. Transdiaphragmatic extension of tumor was observed in six (31.5%) of the 19 patients. Sites of infradiaphragmatic invasion included the right lateral liver surface, posterior pararenal space, left paraaortic region, perigastric soft tissue, and spinal canal. In the patient with known or suspected invasive thymoma, transdiaphragmatic extension is a common occurrence that requires routine CT imaging of the upper abdomen to avoid underestimating the extent of disease.
AB - The initial and follow-up computed tomographic (CT) examinations of 19 patients with surgically proven invasive thymoma were reviewed; 10 have been previously reported. Transdiaphragmatic extension of tumor was observed in six (31.5%) of the 19 patients. Sites of infradiaphragmatic invasion included the right lateral liver surface, posterior pararenal space, left paraaortic region, perigastric soft tissue, and spinal canal. In the patient with known or suspected invasive thymoma, transdiaphragmatic extension is a common occurrence that requires routine CT imaging of the upper abdomen to avoid underestimating the extent of disease.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.144.1.31
DO - 10.2214/ajr.144.1.31
M3 - Article
C2 - 3871144
AN - SCOPUS:0021955089
VL - 144
SP - 31
EP - 35
JO - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
JF - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
SN - 0361-803X
IS - 1
ER -