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Other diagnostic studies for Thymoma include CT scan guided core needle [[biopsy]], CT scan guided [[fine needle aspiration]], [[mediastinoscopy]] and videothoracoscopy. | |||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | |||
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'''CT-guided core needle biopsy''' or '''CT-guided fine needle-aspiration''' (FNA) should be done to confirm the histological classification and the diagnosis. CT-guided FNA has higher sensitivity and specificity and also less side effects than the core needle biopsy, but it has lower chances of differentiating between thymoma and thymic carcinoma which is important for the appropriate management plan. | |||
If both modalities failed to obtain the accurate diagnosis, [[mediastinoscopy]], videothoracoscopy (VATS) or a diagnostic and therapeutic en bloc thymectomy might be considered.<ref name="www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Percutaneous needle biopsy of the mediastinum: review of 94 procedures. | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC464591/ | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name="www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Anterior mediastinal masses: utility of transthora... [Radiology. 1991] - PubMed - NCBI | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1647039 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for Thymoma include CT scan guided core needle biopsy, CT scan guided fine needle aspiration, mediastinoscopy and videothoracoscopy.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Biopsy
CT-guided core needle biopsy or CT-guided fine needle-aspiration (FNA) should be done to confirm the histological classification and the diagnosis. CT-guided FNA has higher sensitivity and specificity and also less side effects than the core needle biopsy, but it has lower chances of differentiating between thymoma and thymic carcinoma which is important for the appropriate management plan. If both modalities failed to obtain the accurate diagnosis, mediastinoscopy, videothoracoscopy (VATS) or a diagnostic and therapeutic en bloc thymectomy might be considered.[1][1]