Pulmonary nodule
Solitary pulmonary nodule | |
Malignant solitary pulmonary nodule: The patient is a 67 year old woman with a solitary pulmonary nodule on a recent chest x-ray. A retrospective review of prior chest x-rays suggests that this is nodule is of recent origin. This lesion was felt to be too peripheral for reliable bronchial wash findings. | |
DiseasesDB | 29456 |
MedlinePlus | 000071 |
eMedicine | RADIO/782 |
MeSH | D003074 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: SPN, coin lesion
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