title: [Computer tomography aspects of benign intrathoracic space-occupying lesions].
abstract: We examined 55 patients with different, rare, benign intrathoracic lesions. Special computer-tomographic characteristics of the different tumours are demonstrated to help to differentiate from other malignant and benign tumours. In 37 of 55 tumours (67%) typical signs for the benign lesions could be shown. In 25 patients (46%) the preoperative diagnosis proved to be correct. While cystic, calcified and fat containing processes were assessed correctly by computed tomography, solid non calcified mediastinal and intrapulmonary tumours could not be classified as well.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Aspekte benigner intrathorakaler Raumforderungen.