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| ISSN |
2307-8960 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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The Author(s) 2024. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Imaging Science & Photographic Technology |
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Editorial |
| Article Title |
Avoiding misdiagnosis of multilocular thymic cysts as malignant tumors on computer tomography
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Invited Manuscript |
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Yu-Hong Zhang, Yan-Miao Liu, Kai-Li Shen, Jing-Jing Wu and Fu-Shan Tang |
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Grant Number |
| Project of Special Funds for Science and Technology Cooperation in Guizhou Provinces and Zunyi City |
Shengshikehe (2015) 53 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Fu-Shan Tang, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Guizhou Province and School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, No. 6 Xuefu West Road, Xinpu New District, Zunyi 563006, Guizhou Province, China. fstang@vip.163.com |
| Key Words |
Thymic tumor; Multilocular thymic cyst; Misdiagnosis; Differential diagnosis; Imaging manifestation; Computed tomography |
| Core Tip |
This editorial provides insights into a recently published clinical case report detailing the experience of a 39-year-old male patient afflicted with a multilocular thymic cyst concurrent with an anterior mediastinal infection. Regrettably, the condition was initially misdiagnosed as a malignant thymic tumor and subsequently managed surgically. Our analysis delves into the factors contributing to this misdiagnosis and outlines enhanced methods for differential diagnosis. It is our hope that this discussion will prompt medical professionals to prioritize imaging-based differential diagnosis and adopt a more comprehensive clinical perspective, thereby reducing the occurrence of clinical misdiagnosis. |
| Publish Date |
2024-06-29 10:30 |
| Citation |
<p>Zhang YH, Liu YM, Shen KL, Wu JJ, Tang FS. Avoiding misdiagnosis of multilocular thymic cysts as malignant tumors on computer tomography. <i>World J Clin Cases</i> 2024; 12(19): 3671-3675</p> |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v12/i19/3671.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i19.3671 |
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