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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2023

Peritumoral imaging features of thymic epithelial tumors for the prediction of transcapsular invasion: beyond intratumoral analysis

Jongmin Park, Byunggeon Park, Jihoon Hong, Jung Guen Cha, Kyung Min Shin, Jaehee Lee, An Na Seo, Young Woo Do, Won Kee Lee, Jae-Kwang Lim

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Article in Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jongmin ParkDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9240-4181
Byunggeon ParkDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5807-9271
Jihoon HongDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3389-244X
Jung Guen ChaDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2519-2120
Kyung Min ShinDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4109-0228
Jaehee LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8111-7320
An Na SeoDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6412-3067
Young Woo DoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9725-9163
Won Kee LeeMedical Research Collaboration Center in Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
Jae-Kwang LimDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1299-9996
Kyungpook National University Hospital · KR

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Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to differentiate cases without transcapsular invasion (Masaoka-Koga stage I) from cases with transcapsular invasion (Masaoka-Koga stage II or higher) in patients with thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) using tumoral and peritumoral computed tomography (CT) features.

methodsThis retrospective study included 116 patients with pathological diagnoses of TETs. Two radiologists evaluated clinical variables and CT features, including size, shape, capsule integrity, presence of calcification, internal necrosis, heterogeneous enhancement, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and vascularity grade. Vascularity grade was defined as the extent of peritumoral vascular structures in the anterior mediastinum. The factors associated with transcapsular invasion were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression. In addition, the interobserver agreement for CT features was assessed using Cohen's or weighted kappa coefficients. The difference between the transcapsular invasion group and that without transcapsular invasion was evaluated statistically using the Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test, and Fisher's exact test.

resultsBased on pathology reports, 37 TET cases without and 79 with transcapsular invasion were identified. Lobular or irregular shape [odds ratio (OR): 4.19; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.53-12.09;

conclusionShape, capsule integrity, and vascularity grade were independently associated with transcapsular invasion of TETs. Furthermore, three CT TET features demonstrated good reproducibility and help differentiate between TET cases with and without transcapsular invasion.

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Neoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialThymus NeoplasmsHumansReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesCancercomputed tomographythymic epithelial tumorthymomatumor

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