11 September 2020: Clinical Research
Carcinoid Tumorlets Co-Existing with Chronic Pulmonary Inflammatory Processes: Imaging Findings and Histological Appearances
Jun Wang 123EF* , Shuai Ren 134EFG* , Yongkang Liu 13BD , Kai Guo 13DF , Xiao Chen 13BC , Zhongqiu Wang 13AG , Rong Chen 4DEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.926014
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926014
Table 2 Imaging findings and imaging diagnoses in patients with PCT.
| Patient No. | Techniques | Location | Imaging findings | Imaging diagnosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-ray | CT | Nodules | Bronchiectasis | Atelectasis | Calcification | Bronchiectasis with inflammation | Other | Missed diagnosis | ||
| 1 | N | Y | RLB | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| 2 | Y | Y | RUB | Y | N | N | N | N | LC | Y |
| 3 | Y | Y | LLB | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| 4 | N | Y | LLB | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| 5 | Y | Y | LLB | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| 6 | Y | Y | RMB | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| 7 | Y | Y | RMB | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| 8 | Y | Y | RMB | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| 9 | Y | Y | LLB | N | Y | Y | N | Y | TB | Y |
| 10 | N | Y | RL | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| 11 | N | Y | RUB | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| 12 | N | Y | RMB | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| 13 | N | Y | LL | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| 14 | N | Y | RL | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| Total | 1/14 (7.1%) | 12/14 (85.7%) | 8/14 (57.1%) | 3/14 (21.4%) | 12/14 (85.7%) | 14/14 (100%) | ||||
| PCT – pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets; LC – lung cancer; TB – tuberculosis; Y – yes; N – no; RL – right lung; LL – left lung; RLB – right lower lobe; RUB – right upper lobe; LLB – left lower lobe; RMB – right middle lobe. | ||||||||||