       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

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