| Mediastinal compartment . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics . | Total (N = 33) . | Anterior (N = 26) . | Middle (N = 1) . | Posterior (N = 6) . |
| Age, (years), mean (SD) | 54.7 (18.3) | 56.0 (18.9) | 73 | 42 (8.6) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 19 (57.6%) | 15 (57.7%) | 1 (100%) | 3 (50%) |
| Male | 14 (42.4%) | 11 (42.3%) | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Size (mm), mean (SD) | 46.2 (27.2) | 41.0 (27.2) | 104 | 46.7 (16.4) |
| CT attenuation (HU), mean (SD) | 35.2 (19.7) | 34.0 (24.8) | 43 | 33.2 (11.3) |
| Pathology, n (%) | ||||
| Thymoma | 12 (36.4%) | 12 (46.2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Thymocyst | 6 (18.2%) | 6 (23.1%) | 0 | 0 |
| Lymphoma | 2 (6.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 |
| Teratoma | 3 (9.1%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0 | 0 |
| Bronchogenic cysts | 1 (3.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7%) |
| Oesophageal cyst | 2 (6.1%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33.3%) |
| Neurogenic tumour | 3 (9.1%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Retrosternal Thyroid | 3 (9.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (100%) | 0 |
| Germinoma | 1 (3.0%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 |
| Mediastinal compartment . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics . | Total (N = 33) . | Anterior (N = 26) . | Middle (N = 1) . | Posterior (N = 6) . |
| Age, (years), mean (SD) | 54.7 (18.3) | 56.0 (18.9) | 73 | 42 (8.6) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 19 (57.6%) | 15 (57.7%) | 1 (100%) | 3 (50%) |
| Male | 14 (42.4%) | 11 (42.3%) | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Size (mm), mean (SD) | 46.2 (27.2) | 41.0 (27.2) | 104 | 46.7 (16.4) |
| CT attenuation (HU), mean (SD) | 35.2 (19.7) | 34.0 (24.8) | 43 | 33.2 (11.3) |
| Pathology, n (%) | ||||
| Thymoma | 12 (36.4%) | 12 (46.2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Thymocyst | 6 (18.2%) | 6 (23.1%) | 0 | 0 |
| Lymphoma | 2 (6.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 |
| Teratoma | 3 (9.1%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0 | 0 |
| Bronchogenic cysts | 1 (3.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7%) |
| Oesophageal cyst | 2 (6.1%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33.3%) |
| Neurogenic tumour | 3 (9.1%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Retrosternal Thyroid | 3 (9.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (100%) | 0 |
| Germinoma | 1 (3.0%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 |
| Mediastinal compartment . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics . | Total (N = 33) . | Anterior (N = 26) . | Middle (N = 1) . | Posterior (N = 6) . |
| Age, (years), mean (SD) | 54.7 (18.3) | 56.0 (18.9) | 73 | 42 (8.6) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 19 (57.6%) | 15 (57.7%) | 1 (100%) | 3 (50%) |
| Male | 14 (42.4%) | 11 (42.3%) | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Size (mm), mean (SD) | 46.2 (27.2) | 41.0 (27.2) | 104 | 46.7 (16.4) |
| CT attenuation (HU), mean (SD) | 35.2 (19.7) | 34.0 (24.8) | 43 | 33.2 (11.3) |
| Pathology, n (%) | ||||
| Thymoma | 12 (36.4%) | 12 (46.2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Thymocyst | 6 (18.2%) | 6 (23.1%) | 0 | 0 |
| Lymphoma | 2 (6.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 |
| Teratoma | 3 (9.1%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0 | 0 |
| Bronchogenic cysts | 1 (3.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7%) |
| Oesophageal cyst | 2 (6.1%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33.3%) |
| Neurogenic tumour | 3 (9.1%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Retrosternal Thyroid | 3 (9.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (100%) | 0 |
| Germinoma | 1 (3.0%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 |
| Mediastinal compartment . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics . | Total (N = 33) . | Anterior (N = 26) . | Middle (N = 1) . | Posterior (N = 6) . |
| Age, (years), mean (SD) | 54.7 (18.3) | 56.0 (18.9) | 73 | 42 (8.6) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 19 (57.6%) | 15 (57.7%) | 1 (100%) | 3 (50%) |
| Male | 14 (42.4%) | 11 (42.3%) | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Size (mm), mean (SD) | 46.2 (27.2) | 41.0 (27.2) | 104 | 46.7 (16.4) |
| CT attenuation (HU), mean (SD) | 35.2 (19.7) | 34.0 (24.8) | 43 | 33.2 (11.3) |
| Pathology, n (%) | ||||
| Thymoma | 12 (36.4%) | 12 (46.2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Thymocyst | 6 (18.2%) | 6 (23.1%) | 0 | 0 |
| Lymphoma | 2 (6.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 |
| Teratoma | 3 (9.1%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0 | 0 |
| Bronchogenic cysts | 1 (3.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7%) |
| Oesophageal cyst | 2 (6.1%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33.3%) |
| Neurogenic tumour | 3 (9.1%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (50%) |
| Retrosternal Thyroid | 3 (9.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (100%) | 0 |
| Germinoma | 1 (3.0%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 |
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