Characteristics and outcomes of anterior mediastinal cystic lesions diagnosed on chest MRI: implications for management of cystic lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest MRI is a useful diagnostic modality for the evaluation of anterior mediastinal lesions but the outcomes of anterior mediastinal cystic lesions diagnosed on chest MRI are unclear.

Methods

In this multicenter retrospective study, patients who underwent contrast-enhanced chest MRI in two tertiary centers to assess anterior mediastinal cystic lesions were included after excluding overt solid tumors and thymic hyperplasia. Anterior mediastinal cystic lesions were classified into two categories: probable (simple) cyst or indeterminate lesion (complex cyst). Size and imaging features of lesions during follow-up were evaluated and clinical outcomes were assessed.

Results

A total of 204 patients (mean age, 59 ± 11 years; M:F = 111:93) were studied; 186 (91.2%)

SUBMITTER: Choe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9385942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature