Benign disease prone to be misdiagnosed as malignant pulmonary nodules: Minute meningothelioid nodules

ConclusionsMPMNs tend to coexist with malignant tumors, mimicking the imaging findings of malignant pulmonary nodules, thus resulting in misdiagnosis. Dynamic monitoring or an invasive examination may help to distinguish MPMNs from malignant lesions.

Source: Thoracic Cancer - April 8, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Xiao ‐Xiao Peng, Li‐Xu Yan, Chao Liu, Si‐Yun Wang, Wen‐Feng Li, Xing Gao, Xue‐Wu Wei, Qing Zhou Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research