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From: HRCT features between lepidic-predominant type and other pathological subtypes in early-stage invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma appearing as a ground-glass nodule

Fig. 3

HRCT and pathological characteristics of a 51-year-old female patient with acinar-predominant adenocarcinoma. a CT image showed a mGGN in the right upper lobe with lobulated border, spiculated margin (black arrow), and pleural indentation, mean CT value was − 464.1HU, as measured using Freehand ROI (irregular white ring) as large as possible on axial view. b CT image showed that chordal distance (thick line)/chord length (thin line) of Deep lobular margin was 0.89 (7.3 mm/8.2 mm). vascular and bronchial changes (black arrow) were showed. c Photomicrograph of histopathologic specimen showed acinar pattern is consisting of round to oval shaped malignant glands (black arrow) invading fibrous stroma (white arrow). (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification, × 100)

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