Abstract
to determine the clinical significance of ground glass pulmonary nodules, either pure (GGNs) or mixed with the presence of solid component (MPNs), in patients with known pulmonary or extra-thoracic malignancies and to evaluate the role of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in their diagnosis and follow-up. A total of 130 nodules in 68 patients were revealed: 119 GGNs and 11 MPNs. GGN lesions were found in 58 patients, MPNs in eight, and in two cases, both. The median diameter of the nodules was 7 mm (3-30 mm). Moreover, 27 patients, who had a pars-solid >5 mm in the GGN or a pure GGN with a diameter > 5 mm, underwent FDG PET/CT. The median follow-up with CT was >3 years. The comparison between the first and the last positive CT scan showed that GGNs and/or MPNs remained unchanged for a median period of 18 months (range 11-48 months) in 53 patients, they disappeared after a median of 3.5 months (range 2-11 months) in 12 and increased in diameter after a median period of 17 months (range 12-67 months) in 3. In particular of these latter patients, two had malignant lesions. Only three patients with a single nodule showed a significant uptake of FDG at PET/CT. in the evaluation of GGNs and MNPs, CT e...Continue Reading
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