Solitary nodule of the lung: diagnosis and treatment

ABSTRACT

Solitary nodule is a term, which express a circle or oval shape with maximum diameter < 3cm, in centre or peripheral area of the lung. Solitary nodule was diagnosed by lung tomography, thoracic CT scan and percutaneous biopsy puncture. The treatment If patients can not be treated by operation need to monitor and take percutaneous biopsy puncture. If patients can be treated by operation, their disease is reliable benign, need to monitor and take thoracoscopy, take operation with contraindication of endoscopy. If their disease is acute with mediastinal tumors mediastinal endoscopy but lack of instrument, thoracoscopy should be recommended. Thoracoscopy or open-thoracic surgery denpend on individuals and pathoanatomy’s results: