Why the study?
How do CT findings correlate with histologic findings and pulmonary function tests in patients with lymphangitic carcinomatosis?
Population
20 patients with proved cases of lymphangitic carcinomatosis
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Diffuse peripheral interstitial thickening on CT may signal marked pulmonary impairment in lymphangitic carcinomatosis; leaves open prospective validation of CT-pathology correlations.
How do CT findings correlate with histologic findings and pulmonary function tests in patients with lymphangitic carcinomatosis?
CT findings in lymphangitic carcinomatosis are variable, but marked impairment of pulmonary function can be predicted from the presence of diffuse and peripheral interstitial thickening on CT.
Johkoh et al. (1992) studied this question.
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