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Published in: European Radiology 10/2017

01-10-2017 | Chest

CT and histopathologic characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma with pure ground-glass nodules 10 mm or less in diameter

Authors: Fang Wu, Shu-ping Tian, Xin Jin, Rui Jing, Yue-qing Yang, Mei Jin, Shao-hong Zhao

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 10/2017

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate CT and histopathologic features of lung adenocarcinoma with pure ground-glass nodule (pGGN) ≤10 mm in diameter.

Methods

CT appearances of 148 patients (150 lesions) who underwent curative resection of lung adenocarcinoma with pGGN ≤10 mm (25 atypical adenomatous hyperplasias, 42 adenocarcinoma in situs, 38 minimally invasive adenocarcinomas, and 45 invasive pulmonary adenocarcinomas) were analyzed for lesion size, density, bubble-like sign, air bronchogram, vessel changes, margin, and tumour-lung interface. CT characteristics were compared among different histopathologic subtypes. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to assess the relationship between CT characteristics of pGGN and lesion invasiveness, respectively.

Results

There were statistically significant differences among histopathologic subtypes in lesion size, vessel changes, and tumour-lung interface (P<0.05). Univariate analysis revealed significant differences of vessel changes, margin and tumour-lung interface between preinvasive and invasive lesions (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the vessel changes, unsmooth margin and clear tumour-lung interface were significant predictive factors for lesion invasiveness, with odds ratios (95% CI) of 2.57 (1.17-5.62), 1.83 (1.25-2.68) and 4.25 (1.78-10.14), respectively.

Conclusion

Invasive lesions are found in 55.3% of subcentimeter pGGNs in our cohort. Vessel changes, unsmooth margin, and clear lung-tumour interface may indicate the invasiveness of lung adenocarcinoma with subcentimeter pGGN.

Key points

• Invasive lesions were found in 55.3% of lung adenocarcinomas with subcentimeter pGGNs
• Lesion size, vessel changes, and tumour-lung interface showed different among histopathologic subtypes
• Vessel changes, unsmooth margin and clear tumour-lung interface were predictors for lesion invasiveness
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Metadata
Title
CT and histopathologic characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma with pure ground-glass nodules 10 mm or less in diameter
Authors
Fang Wu
Shu-ping Tian
Xin Jin
Rui Jing
Yue-qing Yang
Mei Jin
Shao-hong Zhao
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-4829-5

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