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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule (cont.)

Medical Author:
Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC, FCCP
Coauthor:
Shehnaz Shaikh, MD
Medical Editor:
Winston W Tan, MD
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Shreekanth V Karwande, MBBS

Next Steps

Follow-up

  • Persons who have been diagnosed with a benign SPN should schedule the recommended follow-up, as follows:
    • Chest x-ray films should be taken every 3 months for the first 12 months and then every 6 months for the following 12 months.


    • After this 2-year period, SPNs may be observed yearly for up to 5 years.

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