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Incidental, subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT: etiology and management.

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Seidelman, JL; Myers, JL; Quint, LE
Published in: Cancer Imaging
September 23, 2013

Pulmonary nodules, both solid and subsolid, are common incidental findings on computed tomography (CT) studies. Subsolid nodules (SSNs) may be further classified as either pure ground-glass nodules or part-solid nodules. The differential diagnosis for an SSN is broad, including infection, organizing pneumonia, inflammation, hemorrhage, focal fibrosis, and neoplasm. Adenocarcinomas of the lung are currently the most common type of lung cancer, representing 30-35% of all primary lung tumors, and the subtype of bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma (BAC) commonly presents as an SSN. In 2011, a new classification system for lung adenocarcinomas was proposed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the American Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society. An important feature of the new system is the relinquishment of the term BAC in favor of more specific histologic subtypes. It has been reported that these subtypes are associated with characteristic CT findings. This article reviews the new classification system of lung adenocarcinomas, discusses and illustrates the associated CT findings, and outlines the current recommendations for further diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of SSNs based on computed tomography findings.

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Cancer Imaging

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1470-7330

Publication Date

September 23, 2013

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

365 / 373

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Seidelman, J. L., Myers, J. L., & Quint, L. E. (2013). Incidental, subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT: etiology and management. Cancer Imaging, 13(3), 365–373. https://doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2013.9025
Seidelman, Jessica L., Jeffrey L. Myers, and Leslie E. Quint. “Incidental, subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT: etiology and management.Cancer Imaging 13, no. 3 (September 23, 2013): 365–73. https://doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2013.9025.
Seidelman JL, Myers JL, Quint LE. Incidental, subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT: etiology and management. Cancer Imaging. 2013 Sep 23;13(3):365–73.
Seidelman, Jessica L., et al. “Incidental, subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT: etiology and management.Cancer Imaging, vol. 13, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 365–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.9025.
Seidelman JL, Myers JL, Quint LE. Incidental, subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT: etiology and management. Cancer Imaging. 2013 Sep 23;13(3):365–373.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1470-7330

Publication Date

September 23, 2013

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

365 / 373

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences