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Table 3 Patients with verification of incidental findings

From: Retrospective analysis of incidental non-trauma associated findings in severely injured patients identified by whole-body spiral CT scans

Pat.

Age

TAD

ISS

IF

DL

FU

Verification

99

80

Pertrochanteric femoral fracture, floating shoulder, lung contusion

>16

Suspected Bladder carcinoma

Yes

Yes

Muscle invasive bladder carcinoma, at least pT2a, G2

325

71

Cervical spine fracture C6 with complete paraplegia

>16

Suspected Renal cell carcinoma

No

No

Nephrectomy 09/2012: T1A pNx M0 L0 V0 PNO R0 G2;

391

71

Abdominal bleeding

4

2 suspicious lesions on upper kidney pole

Yes

Yes

Nephrectomy 07/2012: pT3a(2), pNX, M0, L0, V0, Pn0, UICC-Stad. III, R0

392

34

TBI, Lumbar spine fracture L1, open lower leg fracture, calcaneal fracture, distal radial fracture

>16

Aortic aneurysm > 5 cm in diameter

Yes

Yes

Stent implantation, Class. Stanford B

464

38

Transverse process fracture of L1, TBI

8

Suspected melted pneumonia, suspicious shading of the lung

Yes

Yes

COPD with acute exacerbation

505

47

Acetabular fracture

>16

Suspected exsudative tuberculosis

Yes

Yes

Lung TBC, pathologic changes of lung tissue into squamous cell metaplasia

  1. Patients with intraoperatively or histopathologically verified diagnosis of the suspected lesion in the CT-scan. TAD: Trauma associated diagnosis, ISS: Injury severity Score, IF: Incidental finding, DL: mentioned in Discharge letter, TBI: Traumatic brain injury, FU: Follow-up.