A typical carcinoid tumor of the lung presenting with pure persistent ground-glass opacity on high-resolution computed tomography: a case report
oleh: Masafumi Yamaguchi, Fumihiko Hirai, Kenichi Taguchi, Ryo Toyozawa, Makoto Edagawa, Shinichiro Shimamatsu, Kaname Nosaki, Takashi Seto, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama, Yukito Ichinose
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| Diterbitkan: | SpringerOpen 2017-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Abstract Pure ground-glass opacity nodules (p-GGN) on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) generally have been considering typically associated with adenocarcinoma with less invasive nature. We herein reported a patient presenting focal p-GGN on middle lobe of the right lung who underwent surgical resection with its pathological diagnosis turned out to be typical carcinoid tumor.