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A solitary pulmonary nodule is a round or oval spot(lesion) in the lungs that is seen with a chest x-ray or CT scan.More than half of all solitary pulmonary nodules are benign(not cancerous). Benign nodules have many ca... |
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Causes
When a nodule is malignant, lung cancer is the most common cause. Exposure to tuberculosis or an infectious fungus( h...
Tests
A solitary pulmonary nodule is usually found on a chest x-ray. If serial chest x-rays(repeated x-rays over time) show...
Treatments
Ask your doctor about the risks of a biopsy versus monitoring the size of the nodule with regular x-rays. Reasons for...
Doctor Specialties
A solitary pulmonary nodule is usually found by your health care professional when a chest x-ray is performed for som...
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