Whether a lung nodule of 8 mm is serious or not needs to be evaluated with the patient’s symptoms, signs and relevant examinations, if it is benign, it is usually not too serious.
X-ray, chest CT can be used to observe whether the nodule is regular in shape, whether the boundary with the surrounding is clear, whether there is a burr sign around the nodule, or bronchoscopic biopsy can be performed to determine whether the lung nodule is a benign nodule or a malignant nodule.
Benign nodules are usually caused by lung inflammation, tuberculosis, pneumonia, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and organic pneumonia, and need to be treated according to the patient’s specific symptoms.
Malignant nodules need to be treated by surgical resection such as pulmonary wedge resection and lobectomy, supplemented with chemotherapy such as carboplatin, cisplatin, gemcitabine, etc., if necessary.
Lung nodule 8 mm, if the patient does not have other accompanying symptoms, such as cough, sputum, etc., and the imaging examination does not describe malignant nodules, most of the patients are considered to be benign disease, symptomatic treatment can be, but need to be reviewed regularly to monitor the changes of the nodule dynamically, and if there is any abnormality, timely consult the doctor. If the combination of symptoms, signs and auxiliary tests suggests malignant nodules, then surgery or chemotherapy is needed.