CT imaging of coexisting pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1201.2013.01.003
- VernacularTitle:肺结核与肺癌并存的CT影像研究
- Author:
Yan Lü
;
Ruming XIE
;
Xinhua ZHOU
;
Zhen ZHOU
;
Jinping XU
;
Wei HE
;
Lifang GUO
;
Fenggang NING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis,Pulmonary;
Lung neoplasms;
Tomography,X-ray computed
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiology
2013;(1):8-12
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the CT characteristics of coexisting pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer.Methods One hundred and four patients of coexisting pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer proved by histology,cytology or clinical underwent CT examination.All patients were divided into two groups,group Ⅰ were the patients with the lung cancer after tuberculosis or both found simultaneously (group Ⅰ a with peripheral lung cancer and group Ⅰ b with central lung cancer),group Ⅱ with tuberculosis during lung cancer chemotherapy (group Ⅱ a with peripheral lung cancer and group Ⅱ b with central lung cancer).Imaging characteristics of tuberculosis and lung cancer were compared.x2 test and t test were used for the statistical analysis.Results Of 104 patients,there were 92 patients (88.5%) in group Ⅰ and 12 patients (11.5%)in group Ⅱ.Seventy patients (76.1%) of lung cancer and tuberculosis were located in the same lobe and 22 patients (23.9%) in the different lobes in group Ⅰ.There was no significant difference in distribution of tuberculosis between group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ (x2 =4.302,P =0.507).The fibrous stripes,nodules of calcification and pleural adhesion of tuberculosis were statistically significant between the two groups (x2 =22.737,15.193,27.792,P <0.05).There were 33 central lung cancers and 71 peripheral lung cancers.In group Ⅰ a (64 patients of peripheral lung cancers),39 patients (60.9%) had typical manifestations and most of the lesions were ≥ 3 cm(n =49,76.6%),solid lesions showed variable enhancement.Conclusions Secondary tuberculosis during lung cancer chemotherapy has the same CT characteristics with the common active tuberculosis.The morphology,enhancement pattern of lesion and follow-up are helpful for the diagnosis of lung cancer after tuberculosis.