RT Book, Section
A1 Ost, David
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Elias, Jack A.
A2 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Pack, Allan I.
A2 Senior, Robert M.
A2 Siegel, Mark D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122367154
T1 Approach to the Patient with Pulmonary Nodules
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122367154
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  radiographic  finding  of  a  pulmonary  nodule,  formerly  known  as  a  coin  lesion,  has  long  challenged  the  clinician.  At  the  heart  of  the  dilemma,  the  question  remains  unchanged:  “Is  it  malignant  or  benign?”  When  faced  with  a  pulmonary  nodule,  the  clinician  and  the  patient  usually  have  one  of  three  choices:  (1)  observe  it  with  serial  chest  computed  tomography  (CT),  (2)  perform  additional  diagnostic  tests  (imaging  and/or  a  biopsy),  or  (3)  remove  it  surgically.