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Cyst-related primary lung malignancies: an important and relatively unknown imaging appearance of (early) lung cancer

It is well known that lung cancer can manifest itself in imaging as solid and subsolid nodules or masses. However, in this era of increased computed tomography use another morphological computed tomography appearance of lung cancer is increasingly being recognised, presenting as a malignancy in rela...

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Autores principales: Mets, Onno M., Schaefer-Prokop, Cornelia M., de Jong, Pim A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9488583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30567934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0079-2018
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description It is well known that lung cancer can manifest itself in imaging as solid and subsolid nodules or masses. However, in this era of increased computed tomography use another morphological computed tomography appearance of lung cancer is increasingly being recognised, presenting as a malignancy in relation to cystic airspaces. Despite the fact that it seems to be a relatively common finding in daily practice, literature on this entity is scarce and presumably the overall awareness is limited. This can lead to misinterpretation and delay in diagnosis and, therefore, increased awareness is urgently needed. This review aims to illustrate the imaging appearances of cyst-related primary lung malignancies, demonstrate its mimickers and potential pitfalls, and discuss the clinical implications based on the available literature and our own experience in four different hospitals.
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spelling pubmed-94885832022-11-14 Cyst-related primary lung malignancies: an important and relatively unknown imaging appearance of (early) lung cancer Mets, Onno M. Schaefer-Prokop, Cornelia M. de Jong, Pim A. Eur Respir Rev Review It is well known that lung cancer can manifest itself in imaging as solid and subsolid nodules or masses. However, in this era of increased computed tomography use another morphological computed tomography appearance of lung cancer is increasingly being recognised, presenting as a malignancy in relation to cystic airspaces. Despite the fact that it seems to be a relatively common finding in daily practice, literature on this entity is scarce and presumably the overall awareness is limited. This can lead to misinterpretation and delay in diagnosis and, therefore, increased awareness is urgently needed. This review aims to illustrate the imaging appearances of cyst-related primary lung malignancies, demonstrate its mimickers and potential pitfalls, and discuss the clinical implications based on the available literature and our own experience in four different hospitals. European Respiratory Society 2018-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9488583/ /pubmed/30567934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0079-2018 Text en Copyright ©ERS 2018. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ERR articles are open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0.
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Cyst-related primary lung malignancies: an important and relatively unknown imaging appearance of (early) lung cancer
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title_short Cyst-related primary lung malignancies: an important and relatively unknown imaging appearance of (early) lung cancer
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9488583/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0079-2018
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