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View article: The Ninth Edition TNM Staging System for Thymic Epithelial Tumors: A Comprehensive Review
The Ninth Edition TNM Staging System for Thymic Epithelial Tumors: A Comprehensive Review Open
The ninth edition of the TNM classification for thymic epithelial tumors, effective January 2025, introduces updated criteria for tumor extent, lymph node involvement, and metastasis, reinforcing the critical role of imaging in accurate st…
View article: Pulmonary Fungal Infections in a Tertiary Cancer Center: A Morphological Correlation of 160 Cases with CT and PET Imaging
Pulmonary Fungal Infections in a Tertiary Cancer Center: A Morphological Correlation of 160 Cases with CT and PET Imaging Open
Background: Pulmonary fungal infections can mimic malignancies, especially in patients with a prior cancer diagnosis. This study presents 160 patients who were suspected to have malignancies but were diagnosed with fungal infections. Metho…
View article: AB022. Challenges in thymic imaging
AB022. Challenges in thymic imaging Open
BACKGROUND: Thymic imaging is challenging as there is overlap in the imaging appearance of a variety of benign and malignant thymic conditions on selected imaging modalities. CT is the most commonly used modality for mediastinal imaging, w…
View article: Lung Cancer Staging: Imaging and Potential Pitfalls
Lung Cancer Staging: Imaging and Potential Pitfalls Open
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women in the United States. Accurate staging is needed to determine prognosis and devise effective treatment plans. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IA…
View article: Spectrum of Imaging Patterns of Lung Cancer following Radiation Therapy
Spectrum of Imaging Patterns of Lung Cancer following Radiation Therapy Open
Radiation therapy using conventional or newer high-precision dose techniques, including three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, four-dimensional conformational r…
View article: Approach to Imaging of Mediastinal Masses
Approach to Imaging of Mediastinal Masses Open
Mediastinal masses present a diagnostic challenge due to their diverse etiologies. Accurate localization and internal characteristics of the mass are the two most important factors to narrow the differential diagnosis or provide a specific…
View article: Imaging evaluation of thymic tumors
Imaging evaluation of thymic tumors Open
An integral part of managing patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma is imaging. At diagnosis and staging, imaging helps demonstrate the extent of local invasion and distant metastases which allows the proper stratification of patients …
View article: Multimodality imaging of mediastinal masses and mimics
Multimodality imaging of mediastinal masses and mimics Open
A wide variety of neoplastic and nonneoplastic conditions occur in the mediastinum. Imaging plays a central role in the evaluation of mediastinal pathologies and their mimics. Localization of a mediastinal lesion to a compartment and chara…
View article: Imaging Follow-Up of Nonsurgical Therapies for Lung Cancer: <i>AJR</i> Expert Panel Narrative Review
Imaging Follow-Up of Nonsurgical Therapies for Lung Cancer: <i>AJR</i> Expert Panel Narrative Review Open
Lung cancer continues to be the most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. In the past decade, with the implementation of lung cancer screening programs and advances in surgical and nonsurgical therapies, the survival of patients…
View article: ITMIG 2021 Tumor Board: a case of a 37-year-old man with TNM stage IVA thymoma
ITMIG 2021 Tumor Board: a case of a 37-year-old man with TNM stage IVA thymoma Open
At the 11 th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting, a multidisciplinary expert panel discussed the diagnosis and treatment strategies of a 37-year-old man with TNM IVA type B2B3 thymoma.Due to pain in the right shou…
View article: Imaging of Lung Cancer Staging
Imaging of Lung Cancer Staging Open
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Imaging is integral in accurate clinical staging to stratify patients into groups to predict survival and determine treatment. The eighth edition of the tumor, node, and…
View article: Pericardial Recesses Mimicking Mediastinal Adenopathy on CT
Pericardial Recesses Mimicking Mediastinal Adenopathy on CT Open
Thin-section computed tomography (CT) has improved the detection of pericardial recesses and sinuses. Physiologic fluid in the pericardial recesses and sinuses can mimic mediastinal adenopathy. The misinterpretation of pericardial recesses…
View article: Imaging Evaluation of Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Imaging Evaluation of Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Open
Imaging is integral in the management of patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma. At initial diagnosis and staging, imaging provides the clinical extent of local invasion as well as distant metastases to stratify patients for therapy an…
View article: Primary mediastinal chondrosarcomas: do they really exist?
Primary mediastinal chondrosarcomas: do they really exist? Open
Chondrosarcomas primarily originating in the mediastinal compartment are vanishingly rare. Contrary to other unusual tumors of the mediastinum, chondrosarcomas have been described in either anterior or posterior mediastinum. The histopatho…
View article: Chronic Airspace Diseases
Chronic Airspace Diseases Open
Airspace disease can be acute or chronic and commonly present as consolidation or ground-glass opacity on chest imaging. Consolidation or ground-glass opacity occurs when alveolar air is replaced by fluid, pus, blood, cells, or other mater…
View article: Extrapulmonary neoplasms in lung cancer screening
Extrapulmonary neoplasms in lung cancer screening Open
A significant reduction in lung cancer specific mortality rate was demonstrated by the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in participants who had annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening. In addition to early detection of lun…
View article: Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Therapy: Imaging and Clinical Implications
Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Therapy: Imaging and Clinical Implications Open
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Correspondence to: Mylene T. Truong, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 1478, Houston…
View article: Oral 4.01: Comparison between computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative evaluation of thymic epithelial tumors
Oral 4.01: Comparison between computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative evaluation of thymic epithelial tumors Open
BACKGROUND: Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) is currently the imaging modality of choice for distinguishing thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) from other anterior mediastinal masses, characterizing the primary tumor and staging dise…