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A 45 year old man comes to your office for a complete check up

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
6.) How likely is it that this nodule is malignant?

A new solitary nodule on a chest X-ray has 20-40% chance of being malignant. This percent increases in a person with smoking history.  
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