Pulmonary Nodule Tracking Using Chest Computed Tomography In A Histoplasmosis Endemic Area

Whittney A Warren; Ronald J Markert; Elizabeth D Stewart

doi:0.1016/j.clinimag.2014.11.002

Pulmonary Nodule Tracking Using Chest Computed Tomography In A Histoplasmosis Endemic Area

Whittney A Warren, Ronald J Markert, Elizabeth D Stewart

Wright State University

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<p> <h3 id="x-x-st0010"> Objective </h3> <p id="x-x-sp0005"> In areas with endemic <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/histoplasmosis" title="Learn more about Histoplasmosis from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages"> histoplasmosis </a> , incidental <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/lung-nodule" title="Learn more about Lung Nodule from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages"> pulmonary nodules </a> are common. Rate of malignancy and applicability of current tracking guidelines in these regions remain unclear. <h3 id="x-x-st0015"> Methods </h3> <p id="x-x-sp0010"> A total of 148 cases of incidental pulmonary nodules tracked with chest <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/computer-assisted-tomography" title="Learn more about Computer Assisted Tomography from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages"> computed tomography </a> were reviewed for radiologic characteristics, diagnosis, number, and size. <h3 id="x-x-st0020"> Results </h3> <p id="x-x-sp0015"> Of the nodules, 87.8% were benign and 12.2% malignant; 30% of nodules > 20 mm were malignant. Number of nodules ( <em> P </em> = .14) and <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/granulomatosis" title="Learn more about Granulomatosis from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages"> granulomatous disease </a> ( <em> P </em> = .71) were not related to malignant diagnosis. <h3 id="x-x-st0025"> Conclusion </h3> <p id="x-x-sp0020"> Malignancy was lower than expected in nodules > 20 mm. Appropriate tracking guidelines for incidentally discovered nodules in histoplasmosis endemic regions must be determined. </p> </p> </p> </p></p>

Original language	American English
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	39
DOIs	https://doi.org/0.1016/j.clinimag.2014.11.002
State	Published - May 1 2015

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