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A calcified adenocarcinoma of the lung with very high CT numbers.
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1984
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Solitary Pulmonary NoduleMedical ImagingMedicineMultiple Pulmonary NoduleSurgical PathologyPathologyCt ScanDiffuse CalcificationPulmonary BlastomaHigh Ct NumbersOncologyCalcified AdenocarcinomaLung CancerSolitary NodulesRadiologyHealth Sciences
A case is reported of a man with a solitary pulmonary nodule that had an average CT number of 366 HU. Biopsy of the lesion demonstrated a primary adenocarcinoma of the lung with diffuse calcification. It is concluded that high CT numbers of solitary nodules do not ensure a benign lesion.