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Solid pulmonary nodule

MedGen UID:
1623700
•Concept ID:
C4527400
•
Finding
Synonym: Solid Pulmonary Nodule
 
HPO: HP:0033609

Definition

A type of pulmonary nodule whose density obscures the underlying parenchyma and thus has a "solid" appearance. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSolid pulmonary nodule

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multi-observer concordance and accuracy of the British Thoracic Society scale and other visual assessment qualitative criteria for solid pulmonary nodule assessment using FDG PET-CT.
Fatania K, Brown PJ, Xie C, McDermott G, Callister MEJ, Graham R, Subesinghe M, Gleeson FV, Scarsbrook AF
Clin Radiol 2020 Nov;75(11):878.e21-878.e28. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.06.028. PMID: 32709393

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-term results of postoperative unsuspected small cell lung cancer on real-world data.
Guo J, Shen L, Ren Z, Liu Y, Liang C
BMC Cancer 2022 Dec 2;22(1):1256. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-10341-9. PMID: 36461029Free PMC Article
Evaluating the Patient With a Pulmonary Nodule: A Review.
Mazzone PJ, Lam L
JAMA 2022 Jan 18;327(3):264-273. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.24287. PMID: 35040882
Can Peritumoral Radiomics Improve the Prediction of Malignancy of Solid Pulmonary Nodule Smaller Than 2 cm?
Wu S, Zhang N, Wu Z, Ren J, E L
Acad Radiol 2022 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S47-S52. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.10.029. PMID: 33189549
Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging in lung cancer imaging.
Khalil A, Majlath M, Gounant V, Hess A, Laissy JP, Debray MP
Diagn Interv Imaging 2016 Oct;97(10):991-1002. Epub 2016 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2016.08.015. PMID: 27693089
Solid pulmonary nodule risk assessment and decision analysis: comparison of four prediction models in 285 cases.
Perandini S, Soardi GA, Motton M, Rossi A, Signorini M, Montemezzi S
Eur Radiol 2016 Sep;26(9):3071-6. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00330-015-4138-9. PMID: 26645862

Diagnosis

Evaluating the Patient With a Pulmonary Nodule: A Review.
Mazzone PJ, Lam L
JAMA 2022 Jan 18;327(3):264-273. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.24287. PMID: 35040882
Can Peritumoral Radiomics Improve the Prediction of Malignancy of Solid Pulmonary Nodule Smaller Than 2 cm?
Wu S, Zhang N, Wu Z, Ren J, E L
Acad Radiol 2022 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S47-S52. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.10.029. PMID: 33189549
Multi-observer concordance and accuracy of the British Thoracic Society scale and other visual assessment qualitative criteria for solid pulmonary nodule assessment using FDG PET-CT.
Fatania K, Brown PJ, Xie C, McDermott G, Callister MEJ, Graham R, Subesinghe M, Gleeson FV, Scarsbrook AF
Clin Radiol 2020 Nov;75(11):878.e21-878.e28. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.06.028. PMID: 32709393
Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging in lung cancer imaging.
Khalil A, Majlath M, Gounant V, Hess A, Laissy JP, Debray MP
Diagn Interv Imaging 2016 Oct;97(10):991-1002. Epub 2016 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2016.08.015. PMID: 27693089
Solid pulmonary nodule risk assessment and decision analysis: comparison of four prediction models in 285 cases.
Perandini S, Soardi GA, Motton M, Rossi A, Signorini M, Montemezzi S
Eur Radiol 2016 Sep;26(9):3071-6. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00330-015-4138-9. PMID: 26645862

Therapy

Determining the impact of an artificial intelligence tool on the management of pulmonary nodules detected incidentally on CT (DOLCE) study protocol: a prospective, non-interventional multicentre UK study.
O'Dowd E, Berovic M, Callister M, Chalitsios CV, Chopra D, Das I, Draper A, Garner JL, Gleeson F, Janes S, Kennedy M, Lee R, Mauri F, McKeever TM, McNulty W, Murray J, Nair A, Park J, Rawlinson J, Sagoo GS, Scarsbrook A, Shah P, Sudhir R, Talwar A, Thakrar R, Watkins J, Baldwin DR
BMJ Open 2024 Jan 4;14(1):e077747. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077747. PMID: 38176863Free PMC Article
McKeown oesophagectomy and pulmonary wedge resection with a prone thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach: a video report.
Annicchiarico A, Dalmonte G, Morini A, Marchesi F
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021 Jan;103(1):e4-e6. Epub 2020 Aug 21 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0182. PMID: 32820640Free PMC Article
False-positive FDG-PET scan secondary to lipoid pneumonia mimicking a solid pulmonary nodule.
Mokhlesi B, Angulo-Zereceda D, Yaghmai V
Ann Nucl Med 2007 Sep;21(7):411-4. Epub 2007 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s12149-007-0042-y. PMID: 17876555

Prognosis

Determining the impact of an artificial intelligence tool on the management of pulmonary nodules detected incidentally on CT (DOLCE) study protocol: a prospective, non-interventional multicentre UK study.
O'Dowd E, Berovic M, Callister M, Chalitsios CV, Chopra D, Das I, Draper A, Garner JL, Gleeson F, Janes S, Kennedy M, Lee R, Mauri F, McKeever TM, McNulty W, Murray J, Nair A, Park J, Rawlinson J, Sagoo GS, Scarsbrook A, Shah P, Sudhir R, Talwar A, Thakrar R, Watkins J, Baldwin DR
BMJ Open 2024 Jan 4;14(1):e077747. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077747. PMID: 38176863Free PMC Article
Can Peritumoral Radiomics Improve the Prediction of Malignancy of Solid Pulmonary Nodule Smaller Than 2 cm?
Wu S, Zhang N, Wu Z, Ren J, E L
Acad Radiol 2022 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S47-S52. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.10.029. PMID: 33189549
McKeown oesophagectomy and pulmonary wedge resection with a prone thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach: a video report.
Annicchiarico A, Dalmonte G, Morini A, Marchesi F
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021 Jan;103(1):e4-e6. Epub 2020 Aug 21 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0182. PMID: 32820640Free PMC Article
Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging in lung cancer imaging.
Khalil A, Majlath M, Gounant V, Hess A, Laissy JP, Debray MP
Diagn Interv Imaging 2016 Oct;97(10):991-1002. Epub 2016 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2016.08.015. PMID: 27693089
Solid pulmonary nodule risk assessment and decision analysis: comparison of four prediction models in 285 cases.
Perandini S, Soardi GA, Motton M, Rossi A, Signorini M, Montemezzi S
Eur Radiol 2016 Sep;26(9):3071-6. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00330-015-4138-9. PMID: 26645862

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluating the Patient With a Pulmonary Nodule: A Review.
Mazzone PJ, Lam L
JAMA 2022 Jan 18;327(3):264-273. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.24287. PMID: 35040882
Can Peritumoral Radiomics Improve the Prediction of Malignancy of Solid Pulmonary Nodule Smaller Than 2 cm?
Wu S, Zhang N, Wu Z, Ren J, E L
Acad Radiol 2022 Feb;29 Suppl 2:S47-S52. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.10.029. PMID: 33189549
Multi-observer concordance and accuracy of the British Thoracic Society scale and other visual assessment qualitative criteria for solid pulmonary nodule assessment using FDG PET-CT.
Fatania K, Brown PJ, Xie C, McDermott G, Callister MEJ, Graham R, Subesinghe M, Gleeson FV, Scarsbrook AF
Clin Radiol 2020 Nov;75(11):878.e21-878.e28. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.06.028. PMID: 32709393
Multicentre external validation of the BIMC model for solid solitary pulmonary nodule malignancy prediction.
Soardi GA, Perandini S, Larici AR, Del Ciello A, Rizzardi G, Solazzo A, Mancino L, Bernhart M, Motton M, Montemezzi S
Eur Radiol 2017 May;27(5):1929-1933. Epub 2016 Aug 23 doi: 10.1007/s00330-016-4538-5. PMID: 27553937
Solid pulmonary nodule risk assessment and decision analysis: comparison of four prediction models in 285 cases.
Perandini S, Soardi GA, Motton M, Rossi A, Signorini M, Montemezzi S
Eur Radiol 2016 Sep;26(9):3071-6. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00330-015-4138-9. PMID: 26645862

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