CT manifestationsandmisdiagnosisofatypicalpulmonaryhamartoma / 实用放射学杂志
Journal of Practical Radiology
;
(12): 730-733, 2019.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-752426
ABSTRACT
Objective ToanalyzetheCTimagingfeaturesofatypicalpulmonaryhamartomas,soastounderstandthecausesof misdiagnosisandimprovetheaccuracyofdiagnosis.Methods 18caseswithatypicalpulmonaryhamartomasconfirmedbypathology inourhospitalwerecollectedretrospectively,including9 malesand9females.18caseswereexaminedbychestCTscans,among which,2caseswithplainscans,and16caseswithenhancedscans.TheresultsofCTimagingwereanalyzedbytwoassociatechief radiologistswithdoubleblindmethod,observingthelesionlocation,size,edge,border,density,enhancementfeatures,theremaining lungtissue,theageofonset,history,andclinicalmanifestations.Results Inall18cases,3caseswereendotracheallesion,ofwhich1 casewasinleftmainbronchus,theothertwowereinrightmiddleandupperbronchusrespectively,showingcalcificationdensityand subsequentatelectasis;15caseswereperipherallesions,including7casespresentingrightpulmonarynodulesand8casespresenting leftpulmonarynodules.Allperipheralcasesweresolitarypulmonarynoduleswithoutcalcificationandfatdensity.Thediameterof nodulesrangedfrom0.3cmto2.1cm.5casesshowedsmoothroundisolatednodulesand10casesshowedshallowlobulatednodules. In16casesofenhancedscan,1lesionshowedremarkableenhancement,6lesionsshowedslightlyenhancement,and9lesionsshowed nosignificantenhancement.Conclusion PulmonaryhamartomaislackofcharacteristicofCTimaging,whichisthemainreasonof misdiagnosis.Recognizingitsdiverseimageperformancesincludingshallowlobulation,roughedge,remarkableenhancementandetc. helpsusavoidmisdiagnosis.
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Journal of Practical Radiology
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2019
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