Pulmonary Neoplasm Flashcards
Used to describe the spiculated appearance
Corona radiata
Peripherally situated solitary pulmonary nodule may contact the costal pleura or interlobular fissure via a linear opacity
Pleural trail
What would suggest a benign lesion
Satellite nodules
Single most important factor in characterizing the lesion as benign or indeterminate
Density
Specific for healed granuloma from tb or histoplasmosis
Complete or central calcification
Granulated density
Concentric or laminated calcification
Diagnostic for pulmonary hamartoma
Popcorn
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Eccentric calcification
Four main histologic subtypes
Adenocarcinoma
Squamos cell carcinoma
Small cell carinoma
Large cell carcinoma
What is the common type of lung CA and a sub type of non smokers
Adenocarcinoma
This arises centrally within a lobar or segmental bronchus
Squamos cell carcinoma
Arises peripherally as a large solitary mass
Large cell carcinoma
Arise centrally within the main or lobar bronchi
Malignant
Small cell