Mendez G, Isikoff M B, Isikoff S K, Sinner W N
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1979 Aug;133(2):207-12. doi: 10.2214/ajr.133.2.207.
The radiographic signs previously described for fatty tumors of the thorax although helpful are nonspecific. In the past, the diagnosis of benign fatty tumors of the chest in asymptomatic patients required surgical intervention. This report illustrates the gamut of fat-containing tumors of the thorax encountered over a recent 1 year period. CT proved to be helpful in the diagnosis and management on these cases. When the CT numbers of the fatty lesion was around -55 EMI units, intervention was felt to be unnecessary. However, when the CT number of the mass ranged from --10 to--20 EMI units, intervention was felt to be necessary since a malignancy could not be excluded on the basis of the CT findings alone.
先前描述的胸部脂肪性肿瘤的放射学征象虽然有帮助，但缺乏特异性。过去，无症状患者胸部良性脂肪性肿瘤的诊断需要手术干预。本报告阐述了最近1年期间所遇到的各种胸部含脂肪肿瘤。CT被证明对这些病例的诊断和处理有帮助。当脂肪性病变的CT值约为-55 EMI单位时，认为无需干预。然而，当肿块的CT值在-10至-20 EMI单位之间时，则认为有必要进行干预，因为仅根据CT表现无法排除恶性肿瘤。
