Lung nodules can be seen in the Department of Respiratory Medicine or the Department of Thoracic Surgery.
1. Respiratory medicine: most of the lung nodules are benign lesions, which can be caused by tuberculosis, lung infections, old lung lesions, etc. It is necessary to go to the respiratory medicine department of the hospital for further examination to clarify the cause of the disease. If the nodules are caused by tuberculosis or lung infection, active anti-tuberculosis or anti-infection treatment is needed. If the disease is caused by old lung lesions, regular follow-up is recommended.
2. Thoracic Surgery: If the lung nodule is large and suspected to be a lung malignant tumor, it is recommended to consult a thoracic surgeon. Thoracic surgeon can judge and evaluate the relationship between the density, edge, calcified foci and the surrounding of the lung nodule, and perform puncture biopsy of the lung nodule or thoracoscopy to take pathological tissues to determine the benignness or malignancy of the lung nodule if necessary, if it is malignant, it can be operated in a timely manner.
Patients with pulmonary nodules are advised to follow the doctor’s instructions to improve the examination and treatment, so as not to delay the condition.