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Sometimes, the diagnosis is difficult, and there is sometimes poor reproducibility between different pathologists. Accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis require a certain amount of experience. Methods: During the COVID-19 pandemic, we collected a large number (n\u2009=\u2009381) of specimens of early lung adenocarcinoma, most of which (n\u2009=\u2009356) were solitary lesions and 25 were multifocal lesions. There were 78 nodules in multifocal lesions, total 434 nodules. We summarized very careful microscopic observation and comparative analysis on all frozen and paraffin sections collected from many early lung adenocarcinoma specimens, continuously summarizing our experience. Results: Based on the World Health Organization's 2021 classification and diagnostic criteria for lung adenocarcinoma, new perspectives have been proposed on how to distinguish between atypical adenomatous hyperplasia, adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, and lepidic adenocarcinoma. In particular, new perspectives have been proposed on how to identify invasive aspects, and there are also some new perspectives on early lung mucinous lesions. Conclusion: Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia, adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, and lepidic adenocarcinoma all have corresponding morphological diagnostic criteria, but the morphological boundaries are sometimes not easy to determine and require some experience accumulation. 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