[The CT-scan in the study of mediastinal masses of suspected thyroid origin].
A detailed analysis of CT findings with mediastinal thyroid masses is reported. The authors illustrate the CT features that confirm the thyroid origin of this lesions and emphasize the value of the method in the evaluation of this pathology. In a mediastinal mass the CT is helpful to recognize the origin of the lesion as well as it may suggest its malignancy.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
La TC nello studio delle masse mediastiniche di sospetta origine tiroidea.