title: [Computerized tomography findings in rare malignant processes of the thorax].
abstract: The CT findings in 21 patients with rare malignant space-occupying growths in the thorax were evaluated retrospectively under morphological aspects. The possibility of rare malignant thoracic space-occupying growths should be considered mainly 1) in patients who are either very young or of very old age, 2) if risk factors are absent, especially abuse of nicotine, 3) if there are large inhomogeneous growths, possibly with calcareous areas or necrotic zones and sharp marginal delineation in the node status, 4) if the tumour localisation is atypical of bronchial carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Radiologie und Pathophysiologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Görich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmitteckert
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Beyer-Enke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gückel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Kaick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Befunde bei seltenen malignen Prozessen des Thorax.