Poststernotomy lymphadenopathy: prevalence, size, and location on chest CT

We aimed to determine the prevalence of enlarged lymph nodes (LNs) in chest computed tomography (CT) scans of patients with a history of sternotomy.The chest CT scans of 271 patients with a history of sternotomy (mean age, 68.3±14.4 years; range, 15-93 years; 178 males) were retrospectively scored in a blind and random manner for the presence, size, and location of enlarged LNs. Scans with known etiologies for enlarged LNs were excluded. Serial...