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Why would a t.surgeon say wait and see , if he thought a lung nodule was a low malignancy in a healthy adult? a

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Yo have a point: How ever the t. Surgeon may have other evidence , like evidence f previous infection, no change from previous films, etc. If you want get a second opinion, have a ct guided fna cytology done which is low risk out patient procedure, if it is ok then for sure it is not malignant. And will have peace of mind.

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Answered 12/9/2013

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