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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pulmonary mass is generally defined as any area of pulmonary opacification that measures more than 30 mm in the lung. Pulmonary mass can be benign or malignant. On the other hand, pulmonary nodule is defined as a relatively well defined round or oval pulmonary parenchymal lesion equal or smaller than 30 mm in diameter. Pulmonary nodule can be classified into 2 categories: solitary or multiple. | Pulmonary mass (also known as '''[[lung mass]]''') is generally defined as any area of pulmonary opacification that measures more than 30 mm in the lung. Pulmonary mass can be benign or malignant. On the other hand, pulmonary nodule is defined as a relatively well defined round or oval pulmonary parenchymal lesion equal or smaller than 30 mm in diameter. Pulmonary nodule can be classified into 2 categories: solitary or multiple. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:16, 9 March 2018
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Pulmonary mass (also known as lung mass) is generally defined as any area of pulmonary opacification that measures more than 30 mm in the lung. Pulmonary mass can be benign or malignant. On the other hand, pulmonary nodule is defined as a relatively well defined round or oval pulmonary parenchymal lesion equal or smaller than 30 mm in diameter. Pulmonary nodule can be classified into 2 categories: solitary or multiple.
Classification
For more details about each specific type of condition, click on the links in blue in the algorithm below.
In order to distinguish pulmonary mass from solitary pulmonary nodule, click here.
Pulmonary nodule or mass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
More than > 30 mm | Less than <30 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multiple | Single (or solitary) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||