Whether a lung nodule 16mm is serious or not depends mainly on the benign or malignant nature of the nodule. If the lung nodule 16mm is benign, generally speaking, it is not very serious; if it is malignant lung nodule 16mm, it is relatively serious.
If the nodule is benign due to tuberculosis, fungal infection, etc., distant metastasis and spread will not occur, and most of the patients have no obvious clinical symptoms, and regular review can be done, without the need to receive special treatment.
If the malignant lung nodule 16mm is caused by lung cancer, malignant tumor lung metastasis, etc., if the treatment is not timely, distant metastasis and proliferation will easily occur, leading to multi-organ failure and endangering the patient’s life and health.
Once the examination found lung nodule 16mm, it is recommended to further improve the fiberoptic bronchoscopy, puncture biopsy and other related examinations, in order to clarify the benign and malignant nature of the nodule.