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. 2020 Sep 20;23(9):792–799. [Article in Chinese] doi: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.104.24

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术前恶性不除外、手术病理确诊肺部良性病灶的CT影像学特征

Chest CT features of surgical pathology confirmed benign pulmonary lesions in which malignancy could not be excluded in preoperative assessment

Variable Data
CT: computed tomography.
Total number of evaluable nodules 323
Location
  Right upper lobe 91 (28.2%)
  Right middle lobe 39 (12.1%)
  Right lower lobe 67 (20.7%)
  Left upper lobe 70 (21.7%)
  Left lower lobe 56 (17.3%)
  Peripheral type 241 (74.6%)
  Central type 17 (5.3%)
  Unknown 65 (20.1%)
Diameter of pulmonary lesions (cm)
   < 8 29 (9.0%)
  8-20 205 (63.5%)
  21-30 57 (17.6%)
   > 30 32 (9.9%)
Attenuation
  Solid nodule 212 (65.6%)
  Pure ground-glass nodule 46 (14.2%)
  Part-solid nodule 33 (10.2%)
  Unknown 32 (9.9%)
Spicule sign
  No 117 (36.2%)
  Yes 71 (22.0%)
  Unknown 135 (41.8%)
Lobulation
  No 109 (33.7%)
  Yes 94 (29.1%)
  Unknown 120 (35.2%)
Pleural indentation
  No 147 (45.5%)
  Yes 81 (25.1%)
  Unknown 95 (29.4%)
Vascular convergence sign
  No 94 (29.1%)
  Yes 130 (40.2%)
  Unknown 99 (30.7%)
Vacuole sign
  No 180 (55.7%)
  Yes 23 (7.1%)
  Unknown 120 (37.2%)
Satellite lesions
  No 177 (54.8%)
  Yes 25 (7.7%)
  Unknown 121 (37.5%)
Peri-lesion effusion
  No 246 (76.2%)
  Yes 2 (0.6%)
  Unknown 75 (23.2%)