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===Peripheral Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumour HRCT Chest=== | ===Peripheral Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumour HRCT Chest<ref> Peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumour | ||
. Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/peripheral-pulmonary-carcinoid-tumour Accessed on September 22, 2015</ref>=== | |||
*Most are discovered as an incidental rounded solitary pulmonary nodule. | *Most are discovered as an incidental rounded solitary pulmonary nodule. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
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Peripheral Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumour HRCT Chest[1]
- Most are discovered as an incidental rounded solitary pulmonary nodule.
- The size at diagnosis can vary but usually reported to be range around 10-30mm.
- Many have lobulated margin with an average Hounsfield value on post contrast imaging at around 50.
- Imaging features are often non specific and tissue diagnosis is essential in determining diagnosis.
References
- ↑ Peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumour . Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/peripheral-pulmonary-carcinoid-tumour Accessed on September 22, 2015