Pure Ground-Glass Opacity Neoplastic Lung Nodules: Histopathology, Imaging, and Management
- 1 March 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 202 (3), W224-W233
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.13.11819
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss histologic diagnosis of pure pulmonary ground-glass opacity nodules (GGNs), high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings and pathologic correlation, and management. When pure GGNs are greater than 15 mm in diameter with nodularity or have high pixel attenuation (>-472 HU), the nodules are more likely to be invasive adenocarcinomas. Sublobar resection with a secured safety margin and without nodal dissection is performed for HRCT-suggested pure-GGN invasive adenocarcinomas and has a 100% 5-year survival rate.Keywords
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