Micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma: Contrast-enhanced CT features with histopathological correlation in 10 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate and summarize the contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) imaging features of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma (MTWLS) based on all MTWLS patients at our institution and was the first imaging study of MTWLS worldwide.

Methods

This retrospective study included 10 MTWLS patients who underwent CECT between April 2012 and November 2021. We collected and analyzed the CECT imaging features, including the location, size, shape, tumor density, classification, and CT value of the solid component. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software (version 26.0; IBM).

Results

Ten patients (five males [50%], five females [50%]; median age, 61.4 years; range, 54-72 years) underwent CECT. Of the 10 cases, on

SUBMITTER: Miao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468748 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature