TY - JOUR
T1 - Pictorial essay of radiological features of benign intrathoracic masses
AU - Suut, Syahminan
AU - Al-Ani, Zeid
AU - Allen, Carolyn
AU - Rajiah, Prabhakar
AU - Durr-E-Sabih,
AU - Al-Harbi, Abdullah
AU - Al-Jahdali, Hamdan
AU - Khan, Ali Nawaz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Annals of Thoracic Medicine.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - With increased exposure of patients to routine imaging, incidental benign intrathoracic masses are frequently recognized. Most have classical imaging features, which are pathognomonic for their benignity. The aim of this pictorial review is to educate the reader of radiological features of several types of intrathoracic masses. The masses are categorized based on their location/origin and are grouped into parenchymal, pleural, mediastinal, or bronchial. Thoracic wall masses that invade the thorax such as neurofibromas and lipomas are included as they may mimic intrathoracic masses. All examples are illustrated and include pulmonary hamartoma, pleural fibroma, sarcoidosis, bronchial carcinoid, and bronchoceles together with a variety of mediastinal cysts on plain radiographs, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Sometimes a multimodality approach would be needed to confirm the diagnosis in atypical cases. The study would include the incorporation of radionuclide studies and relevant discussion in a multidisciplinary setting.
AB - With increased exposure of patients to routine imaging, incidental benign intrathoracic masses are frequently recognized. Most have classical imaging features, which are pathognomonic for their benignity. The aim of this pictorial review is to educate the reader of radiological features of several types of intrathoracic masses. The masses are categorized based on their location/origin and are grouped into parenchymal, pleural, mediastinal, or bronchial. Thoracic wall masses that invade the thorax such as neurofibromas and lipomas are included as they may mimic intrathoracic masses. All examples are illustrated and include pulmonary hamartoma, pleural fibroma, sarcoidosis, bronchial carcinoid, and bronchoceles together with a variety of mediastinal cysts on plain radiographs, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Sometimes a multimodality approach would be needed to confirm the diagnosis in atypical cases. The study would include the incorporation of radionuclide studies and relevant discussion in a multidisciplinary setting.
KW - Intrathoracic masses
KW - pulmonary mass
KW - radiology
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U2 - 10.4103/1817-1737.160365
DO - 10.4103/1817-1737.160365
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26664560
AN - SCOPUS:84944874009
SN - 1817-1737
VL - 10
SP - 231
EP - 242
JO - Annals of Thoracic Medicine
JF - Annals of Thoracic Medicine
IS - 4
ER -