CT findings of abnormal bronchovascular bundle in peripheral small cell lung cancer
10.3969/j.issn.1002-1671.2017.11.005
- VernacularTitle:周围型小细胞肺癌支气管血管束异常的CT表现
- Author:
Yongxin XIAO
1
;
Hong YU
;
Shiyuan LIU
;
Jing LIU
;
Zhaoyu WANG
;
Xiaofang YOU
;
Liqing JIN
;
Kai NIE
;
Yinan CHEN
;
Lin ZHU
Author Information
1. 第二军医大学附属长征医院影像诊断科
- Keywords:
small cell lung cancer;
computed tomography
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2017;33(11):1671-1674
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate CT findings of abnormal bronchovascular bundle in patients with peripheral small cell lung cancer (SCLC).Methods The CT findings of abnormal bronchovascular bundle in 78 peripheral SCLC patients confirmed by pathology were retrospectively reviewed.Abnormal bronchovascular bundle of peripheral SCLC was divided into three types:type Ⅰ (thickening of the bronchovascular bundle),type Ⅱ (string beads of bronchovascular bundle) and type Ⅲ (bronchial cast with bronchus cut-off).Results 41 of 78 patients had abnormal bronchovascular bundle,in which 26 cases were in type Ⅰ,10 in type Ⅱ,5 in type Ⅲ.Except for 1 case with no mediastinal lymph node metastasis among 41 cases with abnormal bronchovascular bundle,all other 40 cases had mediastinal lymph node metastasis.Conclusion The abnormal bronchovascular bundle could reflect the biologic character of SCLC.Abnormal bronchovascular bundle is associated with advanced patients.
