SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE

Course overview

A SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE (SPN) IS A SINGLE LUNG NODULE MEASURING LESS THAN 3 CM. EVEN THOUGH MOST CASES ARE BENIGN, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO DETERMINE THE UNDERLYING CAUSE BECAUSE LUNG CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ONCOLOGICAL DEATH IN THE U.S. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF AN SPN AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS FINDING.