폐선암: 간유리음영결절을 중심으로

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma is the predominant type of lung cancer today, and its incidence has been reported to be increasing worldwide. This rising prevalence has led to an evolution in our understanding of lung adenocarcinoma and related lesions, many of which appear as groundglass opacities on chest CT. Ground-glass nodules can serve as imaging biomarkers that represent the bronchioloalveolar carcinoma component in adenocarcinoma on histology and indicate a better prognosis in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. The evolution of ground-glass nodules reflects the multistep progression of adenocarcinoma.