Expert consensus on the multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of multiple ground glass nodule-like lung cancer (2024 Edition).

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Consensus* ; Lung Neoplasms*/diagnosis ; Lung Neoplasms*/therapy ; Lung Neoplasms*/pathology; Humans ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Disease Management ; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/diagnosis ; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/pathology ; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/therapy ; Neoplasm Staging/standards ; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Abstract: This expert consensus reviews current literature and provides clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple ground glass nodule-like lung cancer. The main contents of this review include the following: ① follow-up strategies, ② differential diagnosis, ③ diagnosis and staging, ④ treatment methods, and ⑤ post-treatment follow-up.
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