title: Clinical strategies for solitary pulmonary nodule.
abstract: The solitary pulmonary nodule frequently presents a diagnostic dilemma to the physician and the patient. Is it malignant or benign? Should it be observed, biopsied, or removed? Much has been learned through surgical, biopsy, and radiographic studies to help answer these questions. We review what is known about the solitary nodule and discuss the clinical approach to its evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Midthun
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Swensen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Jett
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed