2005•Unpublished venueRequires access
CT Diagnosis of Obsolete Pulmonary Tuberculosis Accompanied with Peripheral Lung Carcinoma
Xiao Guo-wen
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Abstract
Objective To study the characteristics and differential diagnosis of obsolete pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied withperipheral lung carcinoma.Methods CT findings of obsolete pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied with peripheral lung carcioma in 20 cases were retrospectively analysed.Results In 20 patients ,12 cases were diagnosed correctly because of them with typical CT findings of peripheral lung carcinoma,while 8 cases were misdiagnosed because of atypical CT findings of lung carcinoma.Conclusion Obsolete pulmonary tuberculosis accompained with peripheral lung carcinoma is common seen,atypical lung carcnioma is easily misdiagnosed.