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Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Baba Y, Thin walled cystic lung cancer. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-87103
Thin walled cystic lung cancers are a rare morphological form of lung cancers which on imaging appears as a thin walled (usually 1-4 mm wall thickness) cystic space. There is some overlap with the term lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces. They may develop suspicious features on serial imaging such as:
- asymmetric wall thickening
- separation in cysts
- irregular margin
- small spicules
- dragging sensation in the pleura
- lobulation
- associated ground-glass opacities
Pathology
They may represent various histological types such as adenocarcinoma (tends to be commonest type 5), squamous cell carcinoma and lymphoma.
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