Thymic carcinoma CT

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

CT

A CT of the chest is the best imaging study for assessing mediastinal masses. The CT would show a lobulated mass with irregular borders, heterogeneous attenuation and mediastinal fat invasion. Pleural and pericardic effusion might also be seen in a CT. In contrast with a thymoma, a thymic carcinoma would be bigger.

Chest CT showing pleural effusion and a mediastinic mass, suggestive of thymic carcinoma
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  1. "Malignant thymoma (thymic carcinoma)". Retrieved 27 February 2014. Text "Radiology Case " ignored (help); Text " Radiopaedia.org " ignored (help)