Abstract
The possible diagnoses of a solitary pulmonary nodule are numerous (Table 1), but over 95% fall into one of three groups:
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Malignant neoplasm, either primary or metastatic
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Infectious granulomas, either tuberculous or fungal
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Benign tumors, notably hamartomas.
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Armstrong, P. (2007). Computed Tomography of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. In: Hodler, J., Zollikofer, C.L., von Schulthess, G.K. (eds) Diseases of the Heart, Chest & Breast. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0633-1_2
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