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A 39-year-old female asked:
I ve multiple lung nodules, expecting key hole surgery to test it, if it comes out benign, later will dr be able to remove them or better to leave them?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Frank Mayoanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 50 years experience
Leave them: A biopsy is done to determine the cause of the nodules. Once the diagnosis is made treatment if any is started. If lesion is benign it is not usually necessary to take another nodule out.
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