Benign disease prone to be misdiagnosed as malignant pulmonary nodules: Minute meningothelioid nodules.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The lung is one of the most common target organs for malignant tumor metastasis. The existence of lung metastasis may have a decisive effect on the choice of treatment regimen. Minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodules (MPMNs) usually present as ground-glass opacity or solid nodules, mimicking the imaging findings of malignant pulmonary nodules. This study summarizes the clinical, radiological, and pathological features of MPMNs to distinguish them from malignant pulmonary nodules.

Methods

The Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute Pathology Information System was searched using the key words "minute meningothelioid nodules" and "lung." Patients who underwent pulmonary resection from 23 February 2009 to 31 May 2017 were included in the study. The 11th edition of Rosai

SUBMITTER: Peng XX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501004 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature