This case-based session will review the signs that allow nodules to be classified as benign: the presence of fat, criteria for intrapulmonary lymph nodes, and slow doubling time. It will also highlight pitfalls such as pseudotumoural forms of lipid pneumonia. For subsolid nodules, morphological signs suggesting an invasive nature will be presented.
Chairperson's introduction
Lena Wucherpfennig, Heidelberg / Germany
Malignant lung nodules
Anna Kerpel-Fronius, Budapest / Hungary
Benign lung nodules and carcinoid tumours: CT characteristics
Guillaume Chassagnon, Paris / France
Panel discussion: What is the optimal approach to lung nodule characterisation?