title: [The small lung nodule: dealing with a frequent radiological finding].
abstract: Small pulmonary nodules less than 10 mm in size are frequently found by multidetector CT in high-risk patients. The risk of malignancy is rather low. The individual cancer risk, the radiological appearance and the presence or absence of growth are guides towards the indication for invasive procedures. A risk adjusted algorithm should avoid unnecessary invasive procedures without missing a lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stoelben
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koryllos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goßmann
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008403:Mass Screening; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012307:Risk Factors; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed