@article{747c178869b7466eba5d8c2d947c933f,
title = "Imaging of invasive thymoma in the costophrenic recess presenting as thickening of arcuate ligaments of the diaphragm",
abstract = "Imaging findings in a patient with invasive thymoma in the costophrenic recess are presented, in whom computed tomography (CT) and MRI revealed lateral arcuate ligament thickening. Increased fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) uptake on subsequent positron emission tomography (PET)/CT was helpful in suggesting the correct diagnosis. A second patient with much more obvious invasive thymoma occurring in the costophrenic recess is presented for comparison. It is a well-known fact that thymic malignancies can metastasize to the pleura even years after resection. Rarely, they may present as focal thickening of the diaphragmatic lateral arcuate ligament.",
keywords = "Arcuate ligament, Computed tomography, FDG/PE, Lateral, Thymoma",
author = "Coakley, \{Fergus V.\} and Grant, \{Michael John\} and Spencer Behr and Foster, \{Bryan R.\} and Korngold, \{Elena K.\} and Didier, \{Ryne A.\}",
year = "2014",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.02.002",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "38",
pages = "529--531",
journal = "Clinical Imaging",
issn = "0899-7071",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "4",
}