Table 2.
Chest CT manifestations of the enrolled 48 cases
| Chest CT characters | n/% |
|---|---|
| UCDs (n = 16) | |
| Solitary mass (n = 16,100%) | |
| Location | |
| Mediastinum | 11/68.75% |
| Lung hilum | 3/18.75% |
| Intrapulmonary fissure | 1/6.25% |
| Lung | 1/6.25% |
| Size | (113.56 ± 81.31) cm3 [(20–336) cm3] |
| Punctate calcification in the mass | 5/31.25% |
| Enhancement in the contrast-enhanced CT (n = 14) Ф | |
| Pattern | |
| Homogeneous | 12/85.71% |
| Heterogeneous | 2/14.29% |
| Degree | |
| High | 13/92.86% |
| Moderate | 1/7.14% |
| Pleural effusion | 2/14.29% |
| MCDs (n = 32) | |
| Lymphadenopathy | |
| Location | |
| Diffuse lymphadenopathy in the hilum and/or mediastinum | 32/100% |
| Superficial lymphadenopathy | 20/62.5% |
| Cervical LNs | 20/62.5% |
| Superclavicular LNs | 4/12.5% |
| Axillary LNs | 12/37.5% |
| Diffuse parenchymal lung disease | 14/43.75% |
| Multiple nodules in different size | 6/18.75% |
| Multiple patchy infiltrates | 6/18.75% |
| GGO | 5/15.63% |
| LIP-like pattern | 3/9.38% |
| Consolidation | 3/9.38% |
| Bronchiolitis obliterans | 1/3.12% |
| Mass | 3/9.38% |
| Mediastinal mass | 2/6.25% |
| Hilar mass | 1/3.12% |
| Pleural effusion | 13/40.6% |
ФTwo cases with UCDs had been arranged for thoracic MRI instead of the controlled chest CT.
CT: computed tomography, LN: lymph node, GGO: ground-glass opacities, LIP: lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia.