CT manifestationsandmisdiagnosisofatypicalpulmonaryhamartoma
10.3969/j.issn.1002-1671.2019.05.011
- VernacularTitle:不典型肺错构瘤的CT表现及误诊分析
- Author:
Jiaqi LIU
1
;
Shunda HONG
;
Jian JIANG
;
Fuqing ZHOU
;
Laichang HE
;
Honghan GONG
;
Xianjun ZENG
Author Information
1. 南昌大学第一附属医院放射科
- Keywords:
pulmonaryhamartoma;
misdiagnosticanalysis;
computedtomography
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2019;35(5):730-733
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective ToanalyzetheCTimagingfeaturesofatypicalpulmonaryhamartomas,soastounderstandthecausesof misdiagnosisandimprovetheaccuracyofdiagnosis.Methods 18caseswithatypicalpulmonaryhamartomasconfirmedbypathology inourhospitalwerecollectedretrospectively,including9 malesand9females.18caseswereexaminedbychestCTscans,among which,2caseswithplainscans,and16caseswithenhancedscans.TheresultsofCTimagingwereanalyzedbytwoassociatechief radiologistswithdoubleblindmethod,observingthelesionlocation,size,edge,border,density,enhancementfeatures,theremaining lungtissue,theageofonset,history,andclinicalmanifestations.Results Inall18cases,3caseswereendotracheallesion,ofwhich1 casewasinleftmainbronchus,theothertwowereinrightmiddleandupperbronchusrespectively,showingcalcificationdensityand subsequentatelectasis;15caseswereperipherallesions,including7casespresentingrightpulmonarynodulesand8casespresenting leftpulmonarynodules.Allperipheralcasesweresolitarypulmonarynoduleswithoutcalcificationandfatdensity.Thediameterof nodulesrangedfrom0.3cmto2.1cm.5casesshowedsmoothroundisolatednodulesand10casesshowedshallowlobulatednodules. In16casesofenhancedscan,1lesionshowedremarkableenhancement,6lesionsshowedslightlyenhancement,and9lesionsshowed nosignificantenhancement.Conclusion PulmonaryhamartomaislackofcharacteristicofCTimaging,whichisthemainreasonof misdiagnosis.Recognizingitsdiverseimageperformancesincludingshallowlobulation,roughedge,remarkableenhancementandetc. helpsusavoidmisdiagnosis.
