多层螺旋CT肺结节和血管的关系课件

Multi-detectorspiralCTstudyoftherelationships

betweenpulmonaryground-glassnodulesandbloodvessels

EurRadiol(2013)23:3271–3277

Multi-detectorspiralCTstu1AbstractObjective:Toinvestigatetherelationshipsbetweenpulmo-naryground-glassnodules(GGN)andbloodvesselsandtheirdiagnosticvaluesindifferentiatingGGNs.Conclusion:DifferentGGNshavedifferentrelationshipswithvessels.UnderstandingandrecognisingcharacteristicGGN-vesselrelationshipsmayhelpidentifywhichGGNsaremorelikelytobemalignant.AbstractObjective:Toinvesti2KeyPointsMulti-detectorCToffersnewinformationaboutground-glassnodules.Differenttypesofground-glassnoduleshavedifferentrelationshipswithvessels.Thismayhelpidentifywhichground-glassnodulesarelikelytobemalignant.KeyPointsMulti-detectorCTo3Introduction

Withtheextensiveacceptanceoflow-dosemulti-detectorspiralCTinlungcancerscreening,thenumberofdetectedGGNsorfocalground-glassopacities(fGGOs)hasdramaticallyincreased.GGNscanresultfromneoplasms,suchaspulmonaryadenocarcinoma,orbenigndiseases,suchasfocalfibrosis,inflammationoralveolarhaemorrhage.IntroductionWiththeextens4Inaddition,pre-invasiveabnormalities,includingatypicaladenomatoushyperplasia(AAH)andadenocarcinomainsitu(AIS).IthasbeenreportedthattheproportionofmalignancyinGGNsishigherthaninsolidpulmonarynodules(SPNs)andthemajorityofmalignantGGNsareadenocarcinoma.Duetoimagingresemblance,however,itisextremelychallengingtodifferentiatemalignantGGNsfromtheaforementionedbenigncounterparts.

Inaddition,pre-invasiveabno5AccuratedifferentialdiagnosisofGGNswillassistphysicianstomaketreatmentdecisionsandimprovetreatmentoutcomesandprognosis.SeveralinvestigatorshavesuggestedthatanalysisofrelationshipsbetweenSPNsandsurroundingvesselscanhelppredictthelikelihoodofmalignancyinsuchnodules.TherelationshipbetweenGGNsandbloodvesselsremainsunknown.WhetherthisrelationshipcanbeutilisedtofacilitatethediagnosisofmalignantGGNsisaworthyofinvestigation.Accuratedifferentialdiag6MaterialsandmethodsPatientsTheimagingdataofpatientswithpulmonaryGGNsreceivingthin-sectionmulti-detectorCTexaminationatourhospitalinJanuary2011throughNovember2012wereretrospectivelyreviewed.Alllesionsweresolitaryandmostofthem(104/108)surgicallyresectedwithin2weeksafterCTscanning.Materialsandmethods7InclusioncriteriaTheGGNsizewaslessthan3cminthelargestdimension.ground-glassopacity(GGO)comprisedmorethan50%oftheareaofthelesiononCT.----Anareaofover50%GGOwassetasthecutoffvaluetoexcludesolid/semi-solidlesions.---AlthoughsolidnodulesfrequentlyhadGGOcomponentsaroundtheirmargin,probablyrepresentingsurroundingoedemaormerelypooraerationofthesurroundinglungtissuesduetocompressionorretractionbynodules,thesenoduleshadalreadybeenwellinvestigatedusingCTandthereforewerenotthestudyobjects

8Ultimately,108patientswereenrolledintothisstudy,including38malesand70femaleswithmeanageof58.18±12.89years(range,22to79years).43patientswereasymptomatic,28hadrespiratorysymptoms,and37hadlungcancerriskfactors,suchassmokingandfamilyhistory.Ultimately,108p9Accordingtopathologicalfindings,GGNsweredividedintothreegroups:Benigndiseasegroup(10cases),includingfournodulesdiagnosedwithacombinationofclinicalsymptomsandimagingpresentations(nodulesdisappearedorgraduallyreducedinsizeonmultiplefollow-upCTimaging)andsixnodulesconfirmedbypathologicalexamination(1caseofsclerosinghaemangiomaand5casesofchronicinflammation).(2)Preinvasivediseasegroup(24cases),including7AAHsand17AISs.Accordingtopathological10

(3)theinvasiveadenocarcinomagroup(74cases),confirmedpathologically,therewere39non-mucinousminimallyinvasiveadenocarcinomas(MIA)and35invasiveadenocarcinomas(IAC;specifically,13lepidicpredominantadenocarcinomas;19acinus-predominantadenocarcinomas;2papillary-predominantadenocarcinomasand1solidpredominantwithmucin粘蛋白

production).

(3)theinvasiveadenocarcin11CTimaginganalysisprotocolparameters:0.625-mmsectionwidthwitha0.625-mmreconstructioninterval,pitchof0.984,120kVand250mA.Allimageswerereviewedwithahigh-resolution,2,048×1,560pixel,standardlungwindow(ww,1,500HU;wl,-500HU)andmediastinalwindow(ww,350HU;wl,50HU)GGNscanbefurthersubdividedintomixedground-glassnodules(mGGNs)andpureground-glassnodules(pGGNs).ThepercentageoftheGGOcomponentwascalculatedasfollows:([DGGO-D])/DGGO×100,whereDGGOisthelargestdiameteroftheentirelesionandDisthelargestdiameterofthesolidcomponentwithinthelesion.CTimaginganalysisprotocolpa12BloodvesselanalysiswasperformedintermsofvascularmorphologyandvascularrelationshipswithGGNlesions.thediameterofpulmonaryvesselsgraduallydecreasesfromthehilumtowardtheperiphery.Ifthediameterofthevascularsegmentwithinlesionswaslargerthantheproximalsegmentorlesionvesselswereapparentlywiderthanothervesselsatthesamebranchlevel,thevesselwasdeemedasabnormalvascularbroadening.Thevesselswereconsideredtobedistortedorrigidiftravelingastrayfromtheexpectednormalcourse.Bloodvesselanalysiswasper13Multiplesupplyingvessels,withdifferentoriginatingsources,convergingtowardalesion,wereprobablyindicativeofanincreasedbloodcirculationwithin.Tofurtherclarifyaffiliationsofsupplyingvessels,wetracedvascularcoursesslice-wisebackwardtomajorvesselsinthehilum.TherelationshipsbetweentheGGNsandsupplyingbloodvesselswereanalysedinaxialimages,MPRimagesCPRimages.Multiplesupplyingvessels,wi14

theGGN-vesselrelationshipswerecategorizedintofourtypesaccordingtoimagingfeatures:typeI(pass-by),vesselspassedbyGGNswithoutdetectablesupplyingbranchestolesions.typeItheGGN-vesselrelationsh15

typeII(pass-through),vesselspassedthroughthelesionswithoutobviousmorphologicalchangesintravelingpathorsize.

typeII(pass-through),16typeIII(distorted/dilated),vesselswithinlesionsweretortuousorrigidwithoutanincreaseinamounttypeIII(distorted/dilat17typeIV(complicated),morecomplicatedvasculatureotherthandescribedintheaforementionedtypeswithinGGNs,forinstance,coexistenceofirregularvasculardilationandvascularconvergencefrommultiplesupplyingvessels.typeIV(complicated),morec18Pathologicalanalysis

ThepathologicaldiagnosisandcategorisationofAAH,AIS,MIAandIACweremadebasedonthenewpulmonaryadenocarcinomaclassification,2011edition.GGNswereresectedbyvideo-assistedthoracoscopyorthoracotomysurgery.Allhistologicalpreparationsandanalyseswereperformedbytwoseniorpathologists.Inthecaseofdisagreements,aconsensuswasreachedaftermutualdiscussionand/orconsultationwithathirdpathologist.Pathologicalanalysis

Thepath19StatisticalanalysisSPSS16.0forWindows,SPSS,Chicago,IllIndependentttestwasusedtocomparedifferentpathologicalgroups(benigndiseases,preinvasivediseasesandinvasiveadenocarcinoma)ofGGN.CorrelationsbetweenpathologicalfindingsofGGNsandGGN-vesselrelationshipswereexaminedusingSpearman’sranktest.GGN-vesselrelationshipsbetweenMIAandIACdiseaseswerecomparedusingPearson’schi-squaredtest.Whentherewasanexpectedvalue<1orapretestprobabilityclosetothetestlevel,Fisher’sexacttestwasusedinstead.StatisticalresultswereconsideredsignificantwhenthePvaluewaslessthan0.05.

StatisticalanalysisSPSS16.020Results

SizevariationofGGNlesionsTheaverageGGNsizeinthebenigngroup,preinvasivegroupandadenocarcinomasgroupwas8.1±2.5mm,9.3±5.6mmand14.8±6.0mm,respectively.Nosignificantdifferencesexistedbetweenthepreinvasivegroupandthebenigngroup(t=−0.64,p=0.53).However,thereweresignificantdifferencesbetweenbenignandpreinvasivegroupsandtheinvasiveadenocarcinomagroup(t=−6.31,p=0.00;t=−3.98,p=0.00).ResultsSizevariationofGGN21CorrelationsbetweenGGN-vesselrelationshipsandpathologicalfindingsOf108GGNs,typeI,II,IIIandIVGGNvessellrelationshipswereobservedin9,58,21and20cases,respectively.thetypeIIGGN-vesselrelationshipwasthedominantrelationshipineachpathologicalgroup,seenin9benign(90.0%),16preinvasive(66.7%)and33invasive(44.6%)GGNcases.

CorrelationsbetweenGGN-22comparedwiththelowincidenceoftypeIIIandIVrelationshipsinbenignandpreinvasivegroupsthecombinedincidenceoftypeIII(25.7%)andIV(25.7%)relationshipsintheinvasiveadenocarcinomagroupreached51.3%.comparedwiththelowincidenc23MIA

couldpresentfourtypes,withtypeIIasthemajortype

(48.7%).ThecombinationoftypeIIandIVcomprised

about80%oftheMIAsubgroup;forIAC,typeIIandIII

hadthesameproportionof40%,hencethecombinationof

80%.StatisticalstudiesshowednodifferenceintypeIIbuta

significantdifferencewasfoundintypeIIIandIVbetween

MIAandIAClesions(p=0.02).MIAcouldpresentfourtypes24Thevessel(s)travelingthroughGGNcouldbeartery(ies)(categoryA),vein(s)(categoryB),orartery(ies)andvein(s)(categoryC).TherewerenosignificantdifferencesandcorrelationsbetweenvascularcategoriesandGGNgroups(p=0.50and0.96,respectively).Thevessel(s)travelingthroug25AfurtherexaminationofthecorrelationbetweenvascularcategoriesandGGNswithtypeIIIandIVrelationshipsdidnotgenerateanysignificantresults(p=0.70).Afurtherexaminationofthec26DiscussionSolitarypulmonarynodules(SPNs)arecommonfindingsinCTexaminationsandcanbedividedintotwogroupsbasedondensityvariation:solidnodulesandGGNs.In2011,theInternationalAssociationfortheStudyofLungCancer,the

AmericanThoracicSocietyandtheEuropeanRespiratorySocietyproposedanewclassificationforlungadenocarcinomas.Inthenewclassificationsystem,thetermbronchioloalveolarcarcinoma(BAC)isnolongerused.TheformerBACconceptapplicabletomultiplecategoriesinthenewclassificationsystem,suchasAIS,MIAandthemucinoussubtypeofadenocarcinoma.BothAISandAAHlesionsareclassifiedaspreinvasiveadenocarcinomaunderthenewclassificationsystem

DiscussionSolitarypulmonary27EarlystagelungcancersoftenpresentasGGNsinCTimages;thus,itisimportanttobefamiliarwiththecharacteristicsofGGNswithmalignantpotential,astimelysurgicalresectionwillimprovepatientsurvivalandqualityoflife,andforpatientswithbenignGGNs,unnecessarysurgicalprocedurescanbeavoided.Earlystagelungcancersoften28Clinicaldatahaveshownthatnodulesizeisanindependentpredictivefactorofmalignancy,withsizeincreasingthelikelihoodofmalignancyincreasing,consistentwithourresultsthatthemeansizesofGGNsinbenign,preinvasiveandadenocarcinomagroupswere8.1mm,9.3mmand14.7mm.Clinicalexperiencehasdemonstratedthatsomecommonimagingfeaturesofmalignantnodules,suchaspleuralindentation,spiculationandlobulation,areseldomseeninveryearlystagemalignantGGNs.Clinicaldatahaveshownthat29Thisdemandsfurtherinvestigationofthisparticularabnormalimagingfindingtominimisemisdiagnosis.InthemanagementofGGNsinourpatients,clinicalguidelinesfromtheFleischnerSocietyandNationalComprehensiveCancerNetwork(NCCN)werereferenced.Eachindividualcasewasdiscussedbyamultidisciplinaryteam,includingdiagnosticradiologists,thoracicsurgeonsandpathologists,togenerateconsequentmanagementstrategies.Allpatientsreceivedadequatefollow-upobservationwith/withoutsupportiveorantiinflammatorytreatment,whichexplainedthefactthatfourGGNsdisappearedpriortothenextscheduledCTexamination.Thisdemandsfurtherinvestiga30Exceptforthesefourcaseswithoutbiopsy,nodularlesionsintheremaining104patientsweresurgicallyremovedbecauseofthecontinuousincreaseinsizeand/ormassonfollow-upimagingstudies.ConsideringthedramaticallyincreasingincidenceoflungcancerinChina,patientsandphysiciansareveryalerttoitandthetreatmentmightbemoreaggressivethaninWesterncountries.Exceptforthesefourcaseswi31Tumourbiologystudieshaverevealedthatvasculatureremodellingorneoangiogenesisisoneoftheinitiatingeventsoccurringintheearlystageoftumourdevelopment.Therefore,analysisofGGNsandrelatedbloodsupplyingvesselscouldprovideinformationonGGNdifferentiation.SmallbloodvesselsandtherelationshipsbetweenvesselsandlesionscanbereadilyrevealedandevaluatedinCTimagesacquiredwithmodernmulti-detectorscanners,especiallywhenimagingdataarepost-processedusingadvancedcomputertechniques,includingMPRandCPR.ManystudieshavedemonstratedthatrelationshipsbetweenSPNsandvessels,especiallythevascularconvergencesign(VCS),arevaluableforestimationofthemalignancypotentialofSPNsTumourbiologystudieshavere32SomestudiesindicatedthatdiseaseprogressionfromAAH,AIS,MIAtoIACisacomplicated,polygene-involveddynamicprocess.MIAorIACmaygraduallydevelopfromAAHandAIS.InterstitialfibrehyperplasiawithinlesionsisthemaincontributingfactortotypeIIIandIVvascularmorphologicalchanges.theformationmechanismofVCS,leadingtotheconclusionthatthecourseofadjacentvesselsissubjecttolesions,especiallywhendiseasesinfiltratethebronchiovascularbundleandinterlobularseptaSomestudiesindicatedthatdi33Asaresult,involvedvesselsmightappeardistorted,rigidorconcentratedtowardsthelesion.Thus,itisreasonabletopostulate假设

thatthevascularconvergencesigncommonlyseeninSPNs.Actually,thetypeIVGGN-vesselrelationshipresemblesVCStosomedegree.Theinvasiveadenocarcinomagroupiscomposedoftwosubgroups,MIAandIAC.SubgroupanalysisshowedMIAandIAChaddifferentpatternsofGGN-vesselrelationships.Asaresult,involvedvessels34TypeIIIvascularmorphologicalchangeswereobservedmoreoftenintheIACthanMIAsubgroup,indicatingthatwithincreasingmalignancy,fibrehyperplasiastimulatedbymalignanttissuesmaybecomemoresevere,andsubsequentlyimpactsonvasculaturebecomeaggravated.Furthermore，tumourmetabolismisfasterthaninnormaltissues;therefore,thebloodsupplydemandedbytumoursismuchhigherthaninnormaltissues.Thesemechanismsindirectlyleadtovesselproliferationandirregularluminaldilation.TypeIIIvascularmorphologica35Somestudieshaveshownthatendogenousand/orextrinsictumorangiogenesisandneovascularisationcouldbethedrivingfactorsofvascularabnormalitiesobservedinmalignantearlystage.AsaCTimagingsign,VCSdescribesarelationshipbetweenSPNsandvessels,oneormultiplevesselsconcentratingtowardsandpassingthroughlesionsorbeingtruncatedattheedgeoflesions.Somestudieshaveshownthate36Involvedvesselsmayappeartortuous,rigidorirregularlywideningandlinktopulmonaryarteriesorpulmonaryveins.Inthisstudy,theGGN-vesselrelationshipswerecategorizedintofourtypes.StatisticalanalysisindicatedthatwhentherelationshipwastypeIIIorIV,especiallytypeIV,itwashighlylikelythatGGNsweremalignantinvasiveadenocarcinoma,withMIAmorethanIAC.Incontrast,themajorityofbenignandpreinvasivecaseswasseenintypeIortypeIIGGN-vesselrelationships.Involvedvesselsmayappearto37Amajordrawbackofthisstudyisthelimitednumberofcases,especiallyinthebenigngroup,whichmaycompromisethediagnosticpower.Hence,aprospectiveclinicaltrialwithmoreGGNcasesiswarrantedtofurtherevaluateandvalidatethediagnosticvalueoffindingsinthisstudy.Additionally,thisstudycouldbestrengthenediftheanalysiswereconductedwithacombinationofvesseltypesandotherGGNfeatures,suchassizeandmass.Massmeasurementscanreflectlesiongrowthearlierwithlessvariabilitythandiametermeasurements.Amajordrawbackofthisstud38Inconclusion,thisstudydemonstratesthatdifferentGGNsmighthavedifferentrelationshipswithvesselsduetovariationindevelopmentalbiologyandbehaviour.UnderstandingandrecognizingGGN-vesselrelationshipsinCTimagingandthestrongcorrelationbetweeninvasiveadenocarcinomaandtypeIIIandIVrelationshipsmayhelpidentifywhichGGNsaremorelikelytobemalignant.Inconclusion,thisstudydem39

Multi-detectorspiralCTstudyoftherelationships

betweenpulmonaryground-glassnodulesandbloodvessels

EurRadiol(2013)23:3271–3277

Multi-detectorspiralCTstu40AbstractObjective:Toinvestigatetherelationshipsbetweenpulmo-naryground-glassnodules(GGN)andbloodvesselsandtheirdiagnosticvaluesindifferentiatingGGNs.Conclusion:DifferentGGNshavedifferentrelationshipswithvessels.UnderstandingandrecognisingcharacteristicGGN-vesselrelationshipsmayhelpidentifywhichGGNsaremorelikelytobemalignant.AbstractObjective:Toinvesti41KeyPointsMulti-detectorCToffersnewinformationaboutground-glassnodules.Differenttypesofground-glassnoduleshavedifferentrelationshipswithvessels.Thismayhelpidentifywhichground-glassnodulesarelikelytobemalignant.KeyPointsMulti-detectorCTo42Introduction

Withtheextensiveacceptanceoflow-dosemulti-detectorspiralCTinlungcancerscreening,thenumberofdetectedGGNsorfocalground-glassopacities(fGGOs)hasdramaticallyincreased.GGNscanresultfromneoplasms,suchaspulmonaryadenocarcinoma,orbenigndiseases,suchasfocalfibrosis,inflammationoralveolarhaemorrhage.IntroductionWiththeextens43Inaddition,pre-invasiveabnormalities,includingatypicaladenomatoushyperplasia(AAH)andadenocarcinomainsitu(AIS).IthasbeenreportedthattheproportionofmalignancyinGGNsishigherthaninsolidpulmonarynodules(SPNs)andthemajorityofmalignantGGNsareadenocarcinoma.Duetoimagingresemblance,however,itisextremelychallengingtodifferentiatemalignantGGNsfromtheaforementionedbenigncounterparts.

Inaddition,pre-invasiveabno44AccuratedifferentialdiagnosisofGGNswillassistphysicianstomaketreatmentdecisionsandimprovetreatmentoutcomesandprognosis.SeveralinvestigatorshavesuggestedthatanalysisofrelationshipsbetweenSPNsandsurroundingvesselscanhelppredictthelikelihoodofmalignancyinsuchnodules.TherelationshipbetweenGGNsandbloodvesselsremainsunknown.WhetherthisrelationshipcanbeutilisedtofacilitatethediagnosisofmalignantGGNsisaworthyofinvestigation.Accuratedifferentialdiag45MaterialsandmethodsPatientsTheimagingdataofpatientswithpulmonaryGGNsreceivingthin-sectionmulti-detectorCTexaminationatourhospitalinJanuary2011throughNovember2012wereretrospectivelyreviewed.Alllesionsweresolitaryandmostofthem(104/108)surgicallyresectedwithin2weeksafterCTscanning.Materialsandmethods46InclusioncriteriaTheGGNsizewaslessthan3cminthelargestdimension.ground-glassopacity(GGO)comprisedmorethan50%oftheareaofthelesiononCT.----Anareaofover50%GGOwassetasthecutoffvaluetoexcludesolid/semi-solidlesions.---AlthoughsolidnodulesfrequentlyhadGGOcomponentsaroundtheirmargin,probablyrepresentingsurroundingoedemaormerelypooraerationofthesurroundinglungtissuesduetocompressionorretractionbynodules,thesenoduleshadalreadybeenwellinvestigatedusingCTandthereforewerenotthestudyobjects

47Ultimately,108patientswereenrolledintothisstudy,including38malesand70femaleswithmeanageof58.18±12.89years(range,22to79years).43patientswereasymptomatic,28hadrespiratorysymptoms,and37hadlungcancerriskfactors,suchassmokingandfamilyhistory.Ultimately,108p48Accordingtopathologicalfindings,GGNsweredividedintothreegroups:Benigndiseasegroup(10cases),includingfournodulesdiagnosedwithacombinationofclinicalsymptomsandimagingpresentations(nodulesdisappearedorgraduallyreducedinsizeonmultiplefollow-upCTimaging)andsixnodulesconfirmedbypathologicalexamination(1caseofsclerosinghaemangiomaand5casesofchronicinflammation).(2)Preinvasivediseasegroup(24cases),including7AAHsand17AISs.Accordingtopathological49

(3)theinvasiveadenocarcinomagroup(74cases),confirmedpathologically,therewere39non-mucinousminimallyinvasiveadenocarcinomas(MIA)and35invasiveadenocarcinomas(IAC;specifically,13lepidicpredominantadenocarcinomas;19acinus-predominantadenocarcinomas;2papillary-predominantadenocarcinomasand1solidpredominantwithmucin粘蛋白

production).

(3)theinvasiveadenocarcin50CTimaginganalysisprotocolparameters:0.625-mmsectionwidthwitha0.625-mmreconstructioninterval,pitchof0.984,120kVand250mA.Allimageswerereviewedwithahigh-resolution,2,048×1,560pixel,standardlungwindow(ww,1,500HU;wl,-500HU)andmediastinalwindow(ww,350HU;wl,50HU)GGNscanbefurthersubdividedintomixedground-glassnodules(mGGNs)andpureground-glassnodules(pGGNs).ThepercentageoftheGGOcomponentwascalculatedasfollows:([DGGO-D])/DGGO×100,whereDGGOisthelargestdiameteroftheentirelesionandDisthelargestdiameterofthesolidcomponentwithinthelesion.CTimaginganalysisprotocolpa51BloodvesselanalysiswasperformedintermsofvascularmorphologyandvascularrelationshipswithGGNlesions.thediameterofpulmonaryvesselsgraduallydecreasesfromthehilumtowardtheperiphery.Ifthediameterofthevascularsegmentwithinlesionswaslargerthantheproximalsegmentorlesionvesselswereapparentlywiderthanothervesselsatthesamebranchlevel,thevesselwasdeemedasabnormalvascularbroadening.Thevesselswereconsideredtobedistortedorrigidiftravelingastrayfromtheexpectednormalcourse.Bloodvesselanalysiswasper52Multiplesupplyingvessels,withdifferentoriginatingsources,convergingtowardalesion,wereprobablyindicativeofanincreasedbloodcirculationwithin.Tofurtherclarifyaffiliationsofsupplyingvessels,wetracedvascularcoursesslice-wisebackwardtomajorvesselsinthehilum.TherelationshipsbetweentheGGNsandsupplyingbloodvesselswereanalysedinaxialimages,MPRimagesCPRimages.Multiplesupplyingvessels,wi53

theGGN-vesselrelationshipswerecategorizedintofourtypesaccordingtoimagingfeatures:typeI(pass-by),vesselspassedbyGGNswithoutdetectablesupplyingbranchestolesions.typeItheGGN-vesselrelationsh54

typeII(pass-through),vesselspassedthroughthelesionswithoutobviousmorphologicalchangesintravelingpathorsize.

typeII(pass-through),55typeIII(distorted/dilated),vesselswithinlesionsweretortuousorrigidwithoutanincreaseinamounttypeIII(distorted/dilat56typeIV(complicated),morecomplicatedvasculatureotherthandescribedintheaforementionedtypeswithinGGNs,forinstance,coexistenceofirregularvasculardilationandvascularconvergencefrommultiplesupplyingvessels.typeIV(complicated),morec57Pathologicalanalysis

ThepathologicaldiagnosisandcategorisationofAAH,AIS,MIAandIACweremadebasedonthenewpulmonaryadenocarcinomaclassification,2011edition.GGNswereresectedbyvideo-assistedthoracoscopyorthoracotomysurgery.Allhistologicalpreparationsandanalyseswereperformedbytwoseniorpathologists.Inthecaseofdisagreements,aconsensuswasreachedaftermutualdiscussionand/orconsultationwithathirdpathologist.Pathologicalanalysis

Thepath58StatisticalanalysisSPSS16.0forWindows,SPSS,Chicago,IllIndependentttestwasusedtocomparedifferentpathologicalgroups(benigndiseases,preinvasivediseasesandinvasiveadenocarcinoma)ofGGN.CorrelationsbetweenpathologicalfindingsofGGNsandGGN-vesselrelationshipswereexaminedusingSpearman’sranktest.GGN-vesselrelationshipsbetweenMIAandIACdiseaseswerecomparedusingPearson’schi-squaredtest.Whentherewasanexpectedvalue<1orapretestprobabilityclosetothetestlevel,Fisher’sexacttestwasusedinstead.StatisticalresultswereconsideredsignificantwhenthePvaluewaslessthan0.05.

StatisticalanalysisSPSS16.059Results

SizevariationofGGNlesionsTheaverageGGNsizeinthebenigngroup,preinvasivegroupandadenocarcinomasgroupwas8.1±2.5mm,9.3±5.6mmand14.8±6.0mm,respectively.Nosignificantdifferencesexistedbetweenthepreinvasivegroupandthebenigngroup(t=−0.64,p=0.53).However,thereweresignificantdifferencesbetweenbenignandpreinvasivegroupsandtheinvasiveadenocarcinomagroup(t=−6.31,p=0.00;t=−3.98,p=0.00).ResultsSizevariationofGGN60CorrelationsbetweenGGN-vesselrelationshipsandpathologicalfindingsOf108GGNs,typeI,II,IIIandIVGGNvessellrelationshipswereobservedin9,58,21and20cases,respectively.thetypeIIGGN-vesselrelationshipwasthedominantrelationshipineachpathologicalgroup,seenin9benign(90.0%),16preinvasive(66.7%)and33invasive(44.6%)GGNcases.

CorrelationsbetweenGGN-61comparedwiththelowincidenceoftypeIIIandIVrelationshipsinbenignandpreinvasivegroupsthecombinedincidenceoftypeIII(25.7%)andIV(25.7%)relationshipsintheinvasiveadenocarcinomag