Cystic tumors in the anterior mediastinum. Radiologic-pathological correlation.
Anterior mediastinal neoplasms comprise a diverse group of tumors and occasionally manifest as a cystic lesion. We retrospectively reviewed computed tomography (CT) scans in 46 patients with pathologically proved cystic anterior mediastinal tumors. We categorize them into a pure cystic mass and a cystic tumor with a solid portion. In this pictorial essay, the radiologic appearances of cystic anterior mediastinal tumors are described with CT and illustrated with their gross and histopathological findings on resected specimen.
D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed