If the 8mm ground-glass nodule is a benign hyperplastic nodule, surgery is usually not needed, but if malignant changes occur, then surgery should be performed as soon as possible. The size of 8mm ground glass nodule is relatively small, sometimes the boundary of the local lesion tissue is relatively clear, then the patient may not have obvious discomfort symptoms, and the nodule tissue has not changed for a long period of time, it is usually recommended to review regularly, and may not need to be operated. However, some 8mm ground-glass nodules may develop malignant changes, infiltrate and grow into the surrounding normal tissues, and the size of the nodule will gradually increase, and will also cause coughing, low-grade fever and other uncomfortable symptoms, which require timely medical treatment and surgery to remove the diseased tissues completely. After the emergence of 8mm ground-glass nodules, you can carry out pathological biopsy to clarify the specific nature of the tissue, if necessary, need to take surgical treatment, usually pay attention to a light diet and actively quit smoking, so as to help the health of the lungs.