"lung or pulmonary" and radiology

Pulmonary nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (PNLH) is a rare non-neoplastic disease that presents with mass lesions in the lung. It is radiologically difficult to differentiate it from adenocarcinoma of the lung or pulmonary lymphoma. There has been no consensus regarding the treatment of PNLH; however, in many case series, patients usually undergo surgical resection for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Here, we present the case of a 60-year-old Chinese male who presented with cough and hemoptysis. A computed tomography scan of the thorax revealed a mass-like lesion...

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess one institution's experience with radiologists' adherence to the Fleischner Society guidelines for managing pulmonary nodules incidentally detected on CT, which anecdotally was substantially higher than in a recent report. METHODS: All chest and abdominal CT scans in the electronic messaging system for communicating unexpected abnormal imaging findings to referring physicians were searched for the terms "lung" or "pulmonary" and "nodule" or "mass...