Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions THORACIC SURGERY Case #2 - A 45 year old man comes to your office for a complete check up DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 7.) What test would you order next? What findings in this test guide diagnosis? A CT scan of the chest should be ordered. Findings to be noted are as follows: Presence of multiple nodules - suggests metastases or granulomatous disease Irregular, lobulated or speculated borders - suggests malignancy Calcification in the nodule that is diffuse, solid, central, and laminated suggests benign disease; stippled, amorphous, or eccentric calcification suggests malignancy
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