Nodules Cancer

Shape

Elderly Female with a right upper lobe nodule on Chest X-ray subsequently shown to be carcinoma
Ashley Davidoff
The CommonVein.net
Elderly Female with a right upper lobe nodule on Chest CT scan subsequently shown to be carcinoma
Ashley Davidoff
The CommonVein.net
PET Ct showing hypermetabolic activity in the right upper lob nodule associated with an inpsilateral mediastinal node consistent with a Stage 2 carcinoma
Ashley Davidoff
The CommonVein.net
Spiculated Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net

Position

Adenocarcinoma
CT scan of a 46 year old female with a lung nodule close to the hilum along a bronchovascular bundle. These nodules are notoriously difficult to identify
Ashley Davidoff MD
TheCommonVein.com
31452c

Character

CT scan I of an 56 year old female with mixed density nodules(ground glass with solid components) shown at pathology to represent adenocarcinoma wit lepidic growth
Ashley Davidoff
TheCommonVein.net
134372
Bubble Lucencies (Pseudocavitation)
“Nodules containing round or oval foci of air attenuation are highly suspicious for malignancy, particularly lung adenocarcinoma ( Fig. 4.9 ). These bubble lucencies (synonym: pseudocavitations) are rarely identified in benign lesions. Correlation with pathologic findings has shown that the lucencies usually represent patent airways, often ectatic, or foci of emphysema surrounded by carcinoma.”
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85 year old male with a mucin secreting adenocarcinoma associated with air bronchograms or findings of cavitation (bubble lucencies -pseudocavitation)
Ashley Davidoff
TheCommonVein.net
118601

Time and Cancer

Lung Cancer – Growth of a mixed nodule over 18 months
CT scan at the level of the azygous vein shows a 6mm mixed nodule with a 1mm solid component. 6 months later there has been slight growth dominantly in the ground glass component (b) 1 year later there is a 12 mm solid nodule consistent with a primary carcinoma (c)
Ashley Davidoff
TheCommonVein.net
29714cL

Associated Findings

Cigarettes and Lung Cancer
80 year old male with a lung cancer and 9 cigarettes in his pocket.
There lies the evidence
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net