Computed Tomography Features associated With the Eighth Edition TNM Stage Classification for Thymic Epithelial Tumors

Abstract

TETs with clearly invasive or metastatic features seen on CT are associated with having higher AJCC/UICC pathologic TNM stage, as expected. However, features of lobulated contour and heterogeneous internal density are also associated with higher stage disease. These findings need to be validated in an independent cohort.