Axial contrast-enhanced CT images in patients with and without the presence of pathologic lymphovascular invasion (IMAGE)

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Axial contrast-enhanced CT images in patients with and without the presence of pathologic lymphovascular invasion

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(A) 70-year-old woman with pulmonary adenocarcinoma who underwent sublobar resection without evidence for pLVI. 15-mm solid nodule with irregular margins present in right lower lobe (arrow). No tumor recurrence on 37-month follow-up. (B) 75-year-old man with pulmonary adenocarcinoma who underwent wedge resection that exhibited pLVI. 19-mm solid nodule with irregular margins and peritumoral interstitial thickening (arrowheads) present in right upper lobe. Ipsilateral mediastinal and hilar lymph node metastasis occurred after 5-month follow-up (not shown).

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American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

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