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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule (cont.)

Medical Author:
George Schiffman, MD, FCCP

Dr. Schiffman received his B.S. degree with High Honors in biology from Hobart College in 1976. He then moved to Chicago where he studied biochemistry at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. He attended Rush Medical College where he received his M.D. degree in 1982 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the University of California, Irvine.

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Medical Editor:
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Prevention

Avoiding the possible causes may help prevent solitary pulmonary nodule formation. Possible avoidable causes include the following:

  • Smoking: For information about how to quit smoking, visit the following links:
  • Traveling to areas endemic for mycosis (for example, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis) or to areas with a high prevalence of tuberculosis
  • Occupational exposure to risk factors for lung cancer (for example, asbestos, radon, nickel, chromium, vinyl chloride, polycyclic hydrocarbons)

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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - Cause

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Patients with solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are usually asymptomatic; however, SPNs pose a challenge to both physicians and patients.

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