Table 4 Comparison of imaging characteristics of patients with bronchial cysts in different locations
Imaging characteristics | Location, N(%) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mediastinum | Lungs | Neck | Others | ||
Calcification | 5(7.5%) | 1(4.3%) | 4(16.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.269 |
Thyroid nodule | 0(0.0%) | 2(8.7%) | 9(36.0%) | 0(0.0%) | < 0.001 |
Thyroid cancer | 0(0.0%) | 2(8.7%) | 7(28.0%) | 0(0.0%) | < 0.001 |
MRI T1 and T2 signal intensification | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 4(28.6%) | < 0.001 |
Thymoma-like | 23(34.3%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | < 0.001 |
Cystic hemorrhage | 0(0.0%) | 1(4.3%) | 1(4.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.329 |
Cystic cavity | 0(0.0%) | 3(13.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.003 |
Infection | 1(1.5%) | 1(4.3%) | 1(4.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.738 |
Cyst | 10(14.9%) | 5(21.7%) | 13(52.0%) | 3(21.4%) | 0.003 |
Anterior cyst fistula | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 3(12.0%) | 1(7.1%) | 0.017 |