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- Title
Correlation between high-resolution computed tomographic, magnetic resonance and pathological findings in cases with non-cancerous but suspicious lung nodules.
- Authors
Li, F.; Sone, S.; Maruyama, Y.; Takashima, S.; Yang, Z.-G.; Hasegawa, M.; Honda, T.; Yamanda, T.; Kubo, K.
- Abstract
Computed tomography scans, including thin-section high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), occasionally fail to differentiate between small non-cancerous nodules from lung cancers. We describe nine such lesions ( < 20 mm in diameter) initially identified through our screening program for lung cancer using CT scanning. Pathological diagnoses included nodular fibrosis (n = 4), granuloma (n = 1), cryptococcoma (n = 1), localised organising pneumonia (n = 1), inflammatory pseudo-tumour (n = 1) and sclerosing haemangioma (n = 1). High-resolution CT findings, together with MRI findings with contrast-enhanced dynamic studies, were retrospectively evaluated. Additional cases should be identified and radiologically characterised in order to reduce the number of non-cancerous tumours that are treated by unnecessary surgery.
- Subjects
TUMOR surgery; MEDICAL radiography; LUNG cancer; MEDICAL screening; LUNG diseases; MEDICAL imaging systems
- Publication
European Radiology, 2000, Vol 10, Issue 11, p1782
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s003300000426