Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

12/12/2024 | Press release | Archived content

IN THE NEWS: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

December 12, 2024

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Amina Pervaiz, M.D., pulmonologist and member of the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, discussed risk factors for developing a solitary pulmonary nodule. Though the majority are not cancerous, these nodules can be detected through imaging and are usually a round lesion of less than three centimeters in diameter.

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