Hendrickx P, Döhring W
Abteilung Diagnostische Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
Rofo. 1989 Mar;150(3):268-73. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1047021.
Serial thoracic CT scans of 100 patients suffering from testicular cancer revealed that the thymus appears to atrophy temporarily during administration of cytostatic agents. About two months after cessation of chemotherapy rebound enlargement of the thymus occurs and persists for about two years followed by a slow involution. Using a semiquantitative score system, thymic CT images of these patients were compared with that of 100 patients suffering from other malignancies, 100 patients without malignant disease and 52 patients with myasthenia gravis, taking into account the age-related changes of the size of the organ. Rebound thymic enlargement should not be misinterpreted as metastatic lymph nodes.
对100例睾丸癌患者进行的胸部CT连续扫描显示，在使用细胞抑制剂期间，胸腺似乎会暂时萎缩。化疗停止约两个月后，胸腺会出现反弹性增大，并持续约两年，随后缓慢退化。使用半定量评分系统，将这些患者的胸腺CT图像与100例其他恶性肿瘤患者、100例无恶性疾病患者和52例重症肌无力患者的图像进行比较，同时考虑到器官大小与年龄相关的变化。胸腺反弹性增大不应被误诊为转移性淋巴结。
