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From: Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule: size matters, but do not ignore the power of morphology
Cardiac CT in 64-year-old woman with chronic cough and cardiac complaints showed a nodule in the left lower lobe. Dedicated chest CT confirmed persistence of the nodule and solitary nature. Axial CT-images in lung window setting a show a complex nodule with spiculation, pleural tags, irregular air bronchogram with bronchial interruption sign and ground glass component. Maximum intensity projection (MIP) images b better demonstrate convergence of the vessels towards the lung nodule. Malignancy was confirmed after lobectomy with histopathologic examination showing a 2.1Â cm invasive adenocarcinoma