Papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung: radiologic and pathologic findings.
We describe the radiologic and pathologic findings of papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung in three patients. The tumor appeared as a peripheral lung nodule (n = 1) or a mass (n = 2) on chest radiographs. On CT, the tumor appeared as a solitary pulmonary nodule, as a mass containing internal bubble lucencies with surrounding ground-glass opacity and satellite micronodules, and as a triangular mass with satellite micronodules. On pathology, all tumors showed distinct histologic features with papillary architecture, distortion and/or destruction of normal pulmonary architecture, and nuclear atypism.
Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
J H
JH
Hwang
K S
KS
Lee
J
J
Han
T S
TS
Kim
J Y
JY
Lee
J
J
Kim
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography