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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2023

Correlations Between Inflammatory Cell Infiltration and Relative Density and the Boundary Manifestation of Pulmonary Non-Neoplastic Ground Glass Nodules.

Xiang-Ling Liu, Fa-Jin Lv, Bin-Jie Fu, Rui-Yu Lin, Wang-Jia Li, Zhi-Gang Chu

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Xiang-Ling Liu *Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Fa-Jin Lv *Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Bin-Jie FuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-6863-2827
Rui-Yu LinDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Wang-Jia LiDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8633-0101
Zhi-Gang ChuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-2441-8132

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Purpose: To investigate the influence factors for the various boundary manifestations of pulmonary non-neoplastic ground glass nodules (GGNs) on computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods: From January 2015 to March 2022, a total of 280 patients with 318 non-neoplastic GGNs were enrolled. The correlations between degree of inflammatory cell infiltration and relative density (ΔCT) and the boundary manifestations of lesions were evaluated, respectively. Results: Nongranulomatous nodules (283, 89.0%) with fibrous tissue proliferation and/or inflammatory cells as the predominant pathological findings were the most common non-neoplastic GGNs, followed by granulomatous nodules (28, 8.8%). Among nongranulomatous GGNs, cases with more and less/no inflammatory cells were 15 (10.9%) and 122 (89.1%) in 137 well-defined ones with smooth margin, 16 (24.6%) and 49 (75.4%) in 65 well-defined ones with coarse margin, 43 (91.5%) and 4 (8.5%) in 47 ill-defined ones with higher ΔCT (>151HU), and 4 (11.8%) and 30 (88.2%) in 34 ill-defined ones with lower ΔCT (< 151HU). The proportion of cases with more inflammatory cells in well-defined nodules was similar to that in ill-defined ones with lower ΔCT (P = 0.587) but significantly lower than that in ill-defined ones with higher ΔCT (P < 0.001). Among the granulomatous nodules, ill-defined cases with higher ΔCT (16, 57.1%) were the most common, and they (7/8, 87.5%) frequently had changes during short-term follow-up. Conclusion: Nongranulomatous nodules are the most common non-neoplastic GGNs, their diverse boundary manifestations closely correlate with degree of inflammatory cell infiltration and density difference.

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