THE PREVALENCE OF ENLARGED MEDIASTINAL LYMPH-NODES IN ASBESTOS-EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS - A CT STUDY

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作者
SAMPSON, C [1 ]
HANSELL, DM [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL BROMPTON NATL HEART & LUNG HOSP,DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL,SYDNEY ST,LONDON SW3 6NP,ENGLAND
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10.1016/S0009-9260(05)80089-3
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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Patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis have a higher prevalence of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes compared with the normal population. To determine whether or not this observation applies to individuals with asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis the high resolution computed tomography (CT) scans of 14 patients with definite asbestosis and 11 age-matched cases with benign asbestos-induced pleural disease, but no lung disease, were re-imaged on soft tissue settings. The site, size and number of mediastinal lymph nodes equal to, or greater than, 1.2 cm were recorded. In the asbestosis group 14 out of 14 patients had at least one enlarged lymph node with an average number per individual of four (range 1-10). In the control group two out of 11 patients each had one minimally enlarged lymph node. We conclude that mediastinal lymph node enlargement occurs frequently in asbestosis: awareness of this is important in the investigation of malignant disease in patients with asbestosis.
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