Table 1

Radiographic and histopathological features of the pulmonary nodules

Case no. Location Nodule size (cm) Diagnostic procedure Pathology MIBI SPECT +/−
1LUL1.4OLBxAdenocarcinoma+
2LLL2.5TTNAAdenocarcinoma+
3RML2.0TTNALarge cell carcinoma+
4RUL1.9OLBxSmall cell carcinoma+
5LUL2.0OLBxAdenocarcinoma+
6RUL2.3OLBxAdenocarcinoma+
7RML1.6OLBxNon-small cell carcinoma+
8RUL1.6TTNAAdenocarcinoma+
9LUL2.5OLBxNon-small cell carcinoma+
10RLL5.0OLBxLarge cell carcinoma+
11LUL4.0OLBxLarge cell carcinoma+
12RUL3.0TTNAAdenocarcinoma+
13RLL1.1OLBxLarge cell carcinoma+
14LLL3.0OLBxLarge cell carcinoma+
15RUL4.5OLBxBronchoalveolar cell carcinoma+
16RUL5.0TTNAAdenocarcinoma+
17RUL1.5OLBxBronchoalveolar cell carcinoma+
18RUL2.5FBSarcoma+
19RUL1.3FBAdenocarcinoma
20LLL3.0FBSquamous cell carcinoma
21RLL1.2OLBxSquamous cell carcinoma
22RML1.5OLBxHistoplasamosis
23RUL2.5FBTuberculosis
24LUL2.3OLBxGranuloma
25LUL1.5OLBxGranuloma
  • FB = flexible bronchoscopy; LUL = left upper lobe; LLL = left lower lobe; OLBx = open lung biopsy; RUL = right upper lobe; RML = right middle lobe; RLL = right lower lobe; TTNA = transthoracic needle aspiration.