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The aim of this study was therefore to analyze the correlation of radiological parameters with histological and staging classifications of thymomas evaluating their prognostic role. Materials and Methods: Data of 50 patients with thymoma submitted to a complete surgical treatment between 2005 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Tumors were classified according to the WHO and Suster and Moran (S&amp;M) histological classifications and to the Masaoka\u2013Koga and tumor, node and metastases (TNM) staging systems. The correlation of CT features with histology and stage and the prognostic role of histopathological and radiological features were assessed. Results: Five-year overall (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were 90.3% and 81.1%, respectively. A significant correlation of DFS with the Masaoka\u2013Koga (p = 0.001) and TNM staging systems (p = 0.002) and with the S&amp;M (p = 0.02) and WHO histological classifications (p = 0.04) was observed. CT scan features correlated with tumor stage, histology and prognosis. Moderately differentiated tumors (WHO B3) had a significantly higher incidence of irregular shape and contours (p = 0.002 and p = 0.001, respectively) and pericardial contact (p = 0.036). A larger tumor volume (p = 0.03) and a greater length of pleural contact (p = 0.04) adversely influenced DFS. The presence of pleural (p &lt; 0.001) or lung invasion (p = 0.02) and of pleural effusion (p = 0.004) was associated with a significantly worse OS. Conclusions: Pre-operative CT scan parameters correlate with stage and histology, and have a prognostic role in surgically treated thymomas.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina57010010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,24]],"date-time":"2020-12-24T22:56:45Z","timestamp":1608850605000},"page":"10","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Correlation of Computed Tomography Parameters with Histology, Stage and Prognosis in Surgically Treated Thymomas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"57","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4471-2643","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angelo","family":"Carretta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"},{"name":"School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stefano","family":"Viscardi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1341-1071","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piergiorgio","family":"Muriana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paola","family":"Ciriaco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alessandro","family":"Bandiera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Varagona","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michele","family":"Colombo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Giampiero","family":"Negri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"},{"name":"School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 60-20132 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1016\/j.revmed.2017.03.003","article-title":"Thymomes et maladies auto-immunes","volume":"39","author":"Jamilloux","year":"2018","journal-title":"Rev. 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