Atypical CT appearances in the thoracic sarcoidosis
- VernacularTitle:不典型胸部结节病的CT表现
- Author:
Zhanjun GU
;
Jishu PAN
;
Jingying YU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thoracic disease;
Granuloma;
Tomography, X ray computed
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiology
2001;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the CT appearances in the atypical thoracic sarcoidosis Methods Chest CT findings of 43 patients with proven sarcoidosis were reviewed retrospectively Results 22 cases (51 16%) had atypical thoracic sarcoidosis findings at presentation The atypical patterns on CT included mediastinal adenopathy alone ( n =9) or in combination with unilateral hilar adenopathy ( n =6), and unilateral hilar adenopathy alone ( n =1) 6 patients had abnormal findings in the lung alone without adenopathy, and they all had been misdiagnosed 18 atypical cases (81 82%) occurred in patients older than 50 years, whereas 4 atypical cases (18 18%) occurred in patients younger than 50 years Conclusion Half patients with thoracic sarcoidosis have atypical CT appearances, it frequently occurs in elderly patients, and the diagnosis is easily mistaken on CT scan
