Introduction: The anatomic localisation of Hodgkin disease and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is very important in the disease prognosis and therapy treatment. Intrathoracic localisation in Hodgkin disease is very frequent and usually occurs in the form of lymph node enlargement. The most frequent manifestation of the thoracic Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is mediastinal and hilarlympha-denomegalia. The purpose of this research study is to analyse chest computed tomography findings in patients suffering from Hodgkin disease and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma prior to any applied therapy.
Material and methods: This retrospective study encompassed 73 patients diagnosed as having Hodgkin disease or Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. They were subjected to III chest CT examinations. The initial occurrence of the disease was found in 35 patients (24 patients suffering from Hodgkin disease and 11 suffering from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma). Simultaneously, analyses of the pretherapy chest CT findings were made.
Results and discussion: Positive findings were reported in 66.66% patients suffering from Hodgkin disease and 45.45% patients suffering from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Enlarged lymphnodes were found in the region of the upper mediastinum (parathracheal and prevascular group) in more than 55% of the patients suffering from Hodgkin disease and in more than 35% of the patients suffering Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Conclusion: The findings of this study coincide to a great extent with the findings presented in world literature.