摘要
We report a case of a 75-year-old man having unusual manifestation of thymic carcinoma associated with endobronchial metastases. To our knowledge, endobronchial metastases secondary to thymic carcinoma has not been reported in the literature. On high-resolution computed tomograms, the tree-in-bud centrilobular opacities caused by metastatic cells accumulating within the small bronchioles is indistinguishable from that caused by inflammatory process. Thus, in patients with thymic carcinoma and persistent tree-in-bud centrilobular opacities, endobronchial metastatic disease should be considered.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 238-240 |
頁數 | 3 |
期刊 | Journal of Thoracic Imaging |
卷 | 21 |
發行號 | 3 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 八月 2006 |
對外發佈 | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology