The role of computed tomography in the management of testicular teratoma.
CT scans of the lungs, mediastinum and abdomen have been performed in 65 patients with malignant teratoma between August 1977 and June 1978. CT is superior to conventional radiology in detecting pulmonary metastases and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. It is a valuable technique for defining the full extent of para-aortic nodal disease and provides more information than lymphography alone. In this series sequential CT scans have been used to monitor treatment response to detect relapse and to assess operability of demonstrable residual disease.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed