A 68-year-old woman, former 40 pack-year smoker, presented after completing a CT scan of the chest with thin cuts through a left lower lobe nodule initially discovered on CT abdomen, which was ordered for evaluation of abdominal pain. The CT chest is otherwise normal except for “a solitary, 6-mm, ground-glass opacity nodule with a partially solid component.” The patient has no history of cancer and is in good health. Which of the following is the next best management step?
Repeat CT chest in 1 year CT/PET imaging study now Repeat CT chest in 3 months Symptomatic follow-up without repeat imaging *This case is from Docplexus editorial team for educative purpose only. Source: Clinical pearls in pulmonary medicine
