Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung showing a ground glass nodule on high-resolution computed tomography associated with pneumoconiosis: a case report

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung showing a ground glass nodule on high-resolution computed tomography associated with pneumoconiosis: a case report

Abstract Background Adenocarcinoma with lepidic growth pattern presents as a ground glass nodule (GGN) on high resolution computed tomography (CT), whereas peripheral pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) usually presents as a solid nodule. We herein report a rare case of pulmonary SCC extending a...

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Main Authors: Yuriko Terada, Masaaki Sato, Hiroyuki Abe, Hideki Kuwano, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Jun-ichi Nitadori, Masaki Anraku, Jun Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Ground glass nodule
Lepidic growth
Pneumoconiosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0384-1

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