Management of the solitary pulmonary nodule.
Large lesions are often malignant and call for prompt resection. Small lesions are likely to be benign but nonetheless raise difficult questions. For example, how to estimate the potential for malignancy? Or, how to weigh the possible effectiveness of an aggressive surgical approach against possible complications? Probability techniques can provide support for clinical judgment.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, School of Medicine, Davis.
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