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Document 0412
DOCN M9630412
TI Intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma. CT findings.
DT 9603
AU Khalil AM; Carette MF; Cadranel JL; Mayaud CM; Bigot JM; Department of
Radiology, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France.
SO Chest. 1995 Dec;108(6):1622-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96098008
AB AIM: To describe the thin CT scans findings in AIDS patients with
intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifty-three
CT scans of patients with KS were retrospectively reviewed. The
diagnosis of intrathoracic KS was established histologically (n = 17) or
on the association of skin KS and the visualization of characteristic
endobronchial lesions (n = 36). CT scans were performed with thin slices
(2 mm) obtained at 10-mm intervals, and a 512 x 512 reconstruction
matrix. No patients had Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia within the 3
months preceding the CT scan examination. RESULTS: Numerous nodules (n =
42), tumoral masses (n = 28), bronchovascular pathways thickening (n =
35), and pleural effusions (n = 28) were the most frequent patterns.
Septal lines (n = 15), ground-glass opacities (n = 3), and mediastinal
adenopathies (n = 8) were not frequent. CONCLUSION: Numerous nodules,
tumoral masses, bronchovascular pathways thickening, and bilateral
pleural effusions were the main signs of intrathoracic KS; their
association (66%) is very characteristic. An opportunistic infection or
mycobacteriosis must be sought if the thin CT scans reveal ground-glass
opacities and/or mediastinal adenopathies.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Female Human
Lung Neoplasms/ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Male Middle Age Retrospective
Studies Sarcoma, Kaposi's/ETIOLOGY/*RADIOGRAPHY Thoracic
Neoplasms/ETIOLOGY/*RADIOGRAPHY *Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL
ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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