Manifestations and pathological features of solitary thin‑walled cavity lung cancer observed by CT and PET/CT imaging

Qi,Yuangang; Zhang,Qing; Huang,Yong; Wang,Daoqing

doi:10.3892/ol.2014.2065

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Manifestations and pathological features of solitary thin‑walled cavity lung cancer observed by CT and PET/CT imaging

Authors:
- Yuangang Qi
- Qing Zhang
- Yong Huang
- Daoqing Wang
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Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250032, P.R. China, Department of Radiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Jinan, Shandong 250114, P.R. China
Published online on: April 15, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2065
Pages: 285-290

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The aim of the present study was to analyze and improve the understanding of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging and the pathological features of solitary thin‑walled cavity lung cancer. A total of 16 patients with pathologically confirmed solitary thin‑walled cavity lung cancer were included in the present study. All of the patients received CT scans. Among these, two patients underwent an additional PET/CT examination. The CT and PET/CT images were analyzed and a cross‑check analysis of the pathological results was conducted. In total, 16 cases of lesions demonstrated thin‑walled cavities on the CT images. Among these cases, three presented with an uneven thickening of the cavity walls, 10 cases exhibited wall nodules and three cases presented with compartments in the cavity. The standard uptake value (SUV) of the cavity wall increased in two patients who underwent PET/CT examinations. The 16 cases of lesions were pathologically confirmed as adenocarcinomas. Light microscopy revealed that the tumor cells, which were observed in 12 cases of lesions, had diffused along the inner cavity wall and the tumor cells of four cases had invaded the bronchial wall. Images of the chest that demonstrated a single thin‑walled cavity accompanied by uneven thickening of the cavity wall or wall nodules, in addition to an increase in the SUV and compartments in the cavity, indicated potential lung cancer. Valves formed as a result of bronchial wall damage may have led to the cavity.

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Manifestations and pathological features of solitary thin‑walled cavity lung cancer observed by CT and PET/CT imaging

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