Ground-glass nodules found in two patients with malignant melanomas: different growth rate and different histology

Mi-Jin Kang; Min A Kim; Chang Min Park; Chang-Hyun Lee; Jin Mo Goo; Hyun Ju Lee

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.10.036

Ground-glass nodules found in two patients with malignant melanomas: different growth rate and different histology

Clin Imaging. 2010 Sep-Oct;34(5):396-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.10.036.

Authors

Mi-Jin Kang¹, Min A Kim, Chang Min Park, Chang-Hyun Lee, Jin Mo Goo, Hyun Ju Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 20813308
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.10.036

Abstract

We report two pathologically proven pure ground-glass nodules found in two patients with malignant melanoma. In one patient, the nodule showed no growth over 2 months and was found to be bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, whereas in the other patient, a nodule grew rapidly over 3 months and was histologically confirmed to be metastatic melanoma.

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / diagnosis*
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / secondary
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / surgery
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung / surgery
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Melanoma / diagnosis*
Melanoma / pathology
Melanoma / surgery
Middle Aged
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*