CT diagnosis and differential diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung

VernacularTitle:肺黏液表皮样癌的CT诊断研究
Author: Hong LU ; Jiafei CHEN ; Haitao LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung; computed tomography; diagnosis; differential diagnosis
From: Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2015;(2):187-189
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To improve the diagnostic accuracy by analyzing the computed tomography ( CT) characteristic performance of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung. Methods CT findings 15 cases proved by pathology of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung were retrospectively analyzed,and CT characteristic performance were studied by reviewing the literatures. Results The mucoepidermoid carcino-ma were located in right bronchial of 8 cases,left bronchial of 6 cases,peripheral part of the lung of 1 case. Calcification was seen in 7 mas-ses. Most masses density was not homogeneous at plain scanning. Venous phase have significantly enhanced compared with arterial phase. Ten cases showed obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis,3 cases with mediastinal lymph node metastases. Conclusion Multiple mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung grows extension of the long axis of bronchial,calcification be seen in most of patients. The enhanced mode of the lesions appeared as continuous progressive enhancement,some were illustrated with post obstructive pneumonia or atelectasis,CT have a certain value of diagnosis and diffenertial diagnosis.