Using the World Health Organization Classification of Thymic Epithelial Neoplasms to Describe CT Findings

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OBJECTIVE. Our purpose was to assess the CT features of various subtypes of thymic epithelial neoplasms on the basis of the 1999 World Health Organization classification.MATERIALS AND METHODS. Thymic epithelial neoplasms in 53 patients who underwent thymectomy were retrospectively assessed histologically according to the 1999 World Health Organization classification. Type A and B neoplasms correspond to thymomas and type C, to thymic carcinoma. The study included four patients with type A, 14 with type AB, nine with type B1, 14 with type B2, four with type B3, and eight with type C epithelial tumors. Two observers independently assessed the CT scans without knowledge of the histologic findings.RESULTS. Type A tumors were more likely to have smooth contours on CT (4/4, 100%) and round shapes (3.5/4, 88%) than any other type of thymic epithelial tumor (all, p < 0.05). Type C tumors had a higher prevalence of irregular contours (6/8, 75%) than any other type of thymic epithelial tumor (all, p < 0.05). Calcif...

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