Colorectal cancer with indeterminate pulmonary nodules
| Autor: | Jiong-Qiang Huang, Ying-Kang Xie, Jiyuan Chen, Ze-Kun Jiang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Lung Lung Neoplasms business.industry Colorectal cancer Radiography Nodule (medicine) medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Maximum diameter medicine Pulmonary metastasis Humans Multiple Pulmonary Nodules In patient Radiography Thoracic Radiology medicine.symptom Indeterminate business Colorectal Neoplasms Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Neoplasma. 67(3) |
| ISSN: | 0028-2685 |
| Popis: | Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies with a dismal prognosis. Indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs) are lung nodules with uncertain nature, generally defined as a noncalcified nodule smaller than 10 mm in diameter or solid nodule no greater than 20 mm at maximum diameter without malignant character. With the widespread use of preoperative staging computed tomography (CT) of the chest and follow-up CT, IPNs are frequently detected in patients with CRC, which makes diagnosis more controversial. Generally, progression to pulmonary metastasis from IPNs is rare. Thus, no further interventions were needed for IPNs in CRC patients. A second reviewing of scans with IPNs by both clinicians and experienced thoracic radiologists may help to obtain a more accurate diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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