Age- and gender-specific disease distribution and the diagnostic accuracy of CT for resected anterior mediastinal lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior mediastinal lesions account for approximately half of all mediastinal masses and computed tomography (CT) is known to exhibit limited differentiating performance. Our aim was to evaluate the age- and gender-specific distribution of anterior mediastinal lesions and the diagnostic accuracy of multi-detector CT (MDCT).

Methods

This retrospective study included 549 consecutive patients with proven anterior mediastinal lesions and diagnostic MDCT scans. The age- and gender-specific distribution of proven diagnoses and diagnostic accuracy were reviewed. The CT features of malignant and benign diseases having the lowest accuracy were compared with those of the most commonly misdiagnosed diseases.

Results

The proportion of malignancy showed a V-shape relat

SUBMITTER: Nam JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6558486 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature