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From: Comparison between percutaneous transthoracic co-axial needle CT-guided biopsy and transbronchial lung biopsy for the diagnosis of persistent pulmonary consolidation

Fig. 1

A 57-year-old male non-smoker with persistent consolidation (a–c, red triangle) surrounded by ground glass opacity in the right lower lobe for 5 months. Anti-infection treatment was ineffective. TBLB was performed first, however, there was nothing remarkable in the biopsy result. b CT-guided lung biopsy was performed with patient in prone position, which revealed lung adenocarcinoma. c Axial CT scan suggested the area of consolidation progressively expanded in two months. d He later underwent surgical resection, and the microscopic examination (hematoxylin–eosin staining, × 200) demonstrated invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma

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