High rate of unnecessary thymectomy and its cause. Can computed tomography distinguish thymoma, lymphoma, thymic hyperplasia, and thymic cysts?

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第一作者： Jeanne B,Ackman

第一单位： MGH Department of Radiology, Division of Thoracic Imaging and Intervention, Founders House 202, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Electronic address: jackman@mgh.harvard.edu.

作者： Jeanne B,Ackman ^[1] ; Stacey,Verzosa ^[2] ; Alexandra E,Kovach ^[3] ; Abner,Louissaint ^[4] ; Michael,Lanuti ^[5] ; Cameron D,Wright ^[6] ; Jo-Anne O,Shepard ^[7] ; Elkan F,Halpern ^[8]

作者单位： MGH Department of Radiology, Division of Thoracic Imaging and Intervention, Founders House 202, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Electronic address: jackman@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[1] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: sverzosa@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[2] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: akovach@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[3] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: alouissaint@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[4] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: mlanuti@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[5] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: cdwright@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[6] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: jshepard@mgh.harvard.edu. ^[7] Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States. Electronic address: elk@mgh-ita.org. ^[8]

关键词 CT misinterpretation Lymphoma Nontherapeutic thymectomy rate Thymic cyst Thymic hyperplasia Thymoma