title: Computer tomography of the anterior mediastinum in patients with myasthenia gravis and suspected thymoma.
abstract: Six patients with myasthenia gravis and suspected thymoma underwent radiologic investigation using plain chest radiography, conventional anterior mediastinal tomography, and computed tomography. All underwent exploratory thoractomy within 1 month of the radiologic workup. In three of the five cases that proved to be thymoma, CT yielded significant diagnostic information that bore directly on the management and/or prognosis of the patient. We therefore believe that CT may be a valuable adjunct in the radiologic investigation of the patient with myasthenia gravis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed