2020
DOI: 10.4149/neo_2020_190613n508
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Colorectal cancer with indeterminate pulmonary nodules

Abstract: 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 contr… Show more

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“…In the current clinical diagnosis of pulmonary nodules, it is generally believed that benign pulmonary nodules mainly occur in the posterior part of the upper lobe and the dorsal part of the lower lobe of the lung [14][15][16]. Most of the inflammatory nodules were found in the dorsal and inferior lobes of the lungs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the current clinical diagnosis of pulmonary nodules, it is generally believed that benign pulmonary nodules mainly occur in the posterior part of the upper lobe and the dorsal part of the lower lobe of the lung [14][15][16]. Most of the inflammatory nodules were found in the dorsal and inferior lobes of the lungs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%