Visual survey of cancer dissemination: classic patterns on helical CT of the neck and thorax

J C Scatarige; B A Urban; K M Horton; F M Corl; E K Fishman

Visual survey of cancer dissemination: classic patterns on helical CT of the neck and thorax

Crit Rev Diagn Imaging. 2001 Jun;42(3):141-70.

Authors

J C Scatarige¹, B A Urban, K M Horton, F M Corl, E K Fishman

Affiliation

¹ Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC Room 3254, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 11455749

Abstract

Important sites of metastasis from intrathoracic and extrathoracic primary neoplasms are depicted on helical CT of the neck and thorax. This pictorial essay reviews several of these key sites of dissemination. For each, we illustrate the typical or classic appearance on helical CT and note the commonly associated primary malignancies.

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / secondary*
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Thoracic Neoplasms / secondary*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods