Chinese expert consensus: multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of multiple ground-glass nodule like lung cancer (2024 edition)

Abstract

Multiple ground glass nodules (GGN) like lung cancer is a special type of synchronous multiple primary lung cancer, with two or more lesions present simultaneously. It has characteristics such as"indolent"development, less lymph node or distant metastasis, identical or different pathological stages, differential driving gene mutations, diverse imaging manifestations, and good prognosis. In order to standardize the diagnosis and treatment behavior of multiple GGN-like lung cancer, reduce issues such as over diagnosis and insufficient treatment, relevant domestic experts are organized by The Lung Cancer Medical Education Committee of the Chinese Medical Education Association, Lung Cancer Alliance of Chinese Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Tumor Ablation Therapy of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, the Tumor Ablation Expert Committee of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, the Tumor Ablation Expert Group of the Chinese College of Interventionalists, The Chinese Expert Consensus:Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Ground-Glass Nodule Like Lung Cancer (2024 Edition) was discussed and formulated. The main content includes: follow-up strategies, differential diagnosis, diagnosis and staging, treatment methods, and post treatment follow-up for multiple GGN-like lung cancer.