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Semiquantative Visual Assessment of Sub-solid Pulmonary Nodules ?3?cm in Differentiation of Lung Adenocarcinoma Spectrum.


ABSTRACT: We aimed to analyze CT features of persistent subsolid nodules (SSN)??3?cm diagnosed pathologically as adenocarcinoma spectrum to investigate whether parameters enable distinction between invasive pulmonary adenocarcinomas (IPAs) and pre-invasive lesions. A total of 129 patients with 141 SSNs confirmed with surgically pathologic proof were retrospectively reviewed. Of 141 SSNs, there were 57 pure ground-glass nodules (GGNs), 22 heterogeneous GGNs, and 62 part-solid nodules. SSN subclassification showed a significant linear trend with invasive degree of the adenocarcinoma spectrum (pure GGNs 7%; heterogeneous GGNs 36.4%; part-solid nodules 85.5%, P for trend <0.0001). For IPA detection in 141 SSNs, a solid part of ?3?mm was the most specificity (sensitivity, 76.9%; specificity, 94.7%), followed by air-bronchogram sign (sensitivity, 53.8%; specificity, 89.5%), SSN subclassification (sensitivity, 81.5%; specificity, 88.2%), and a lesion size ?12?mm (sensitivity, 84.6%; specificity, 76.3%). For IPA detection in 79 pure or heterogeneous GGNs, the heterogeneous GGN sign was the most useful finding, with most specificity (sensitivity, 66.7%; specificity, 79.1%), followed by CT attenuation (HU) of ?-493 (sensitivity, 75%; specificity, 74.6%) and a lesion size ?10?mm (sensitivity, 83.3%; specificity, 70.1%). In conclusion, this simple combined visual and semiquantitative analysis of CT features helps distinguish IPAs from pre-invasive lesions.

SUBMITTER: Wu FZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5694004 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Semiquantative Visual Assessment of Sub-solid Pulmonary Nodules ≦3 cm in Differentiation of Lung Adenocarcinoma Spectrum.

Wu Fu-Zong FZ   Chen Po-An PA   Wu Carol C CC   Kuo Pei-Lun PL   Tsao Shu-Ping SP   Chien Chu-Chun CC   Tang En-Kuei EK   Wu Ming-Ting MT  

Scientific reports 20171117 1


We aimed to analyze CT features of persistent subsolid nodules (SSN) ≦3 cm diagnosed pathologically as adenocarcinoma spectrum to investigate whether parameters enable distinction between invasive pulmonary adenocarcinomas (IPAs) and pre-invasive lesions. A total of 129 patients with 141 SSNs confirmed with surgically pathologic proof were retrospectively reviewed. Of 141 SSNs, there were 57 pure ground-glass nodules (GGNs), 22 heterogeneous GGNs, and 62 part-solid nodules. SSN subclassification  ...[more]

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