CT findings of surgically resected pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung in 30 patients.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of our study was to assess the CT features of surgically resected pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung.


CONCLUSIONS
The CT features of pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung appear to be dictated by the epithelial component of the tumor. Among the various subtypes of pleomorphic carcinoma, the large cell and giant cell subtype showed constant CT features including subpleural location, peritumoral areas of ground-glass attenuation, and extensive central low-attenuation areas.
Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
Tae Sung
TS
Kim
Joungho
J
Han
Kyung Soo
KS
Lee
Yeon Joo
YJ
Jeong
Seo Hyun
SH
Kwak
Hong Sik
HS
Byun
Myung Jin
MJ
Chung
Hojoong
H
Kim
O Jung
OJ
Kwon
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed