| Lung nodules, also medically referred to as pulmonary | | | | number of reasons, the most popular of which is lung |
| nodules are miniature, roundish growth that appear | | | | cancer as well as it can also be the first stage leading |
| on the lung, that is usually about three centimeters or | | | | up to lung cancer. It can also be developed as a |
| less in size. Lung nodules can be cancerous or can be | | | | result of the metastasis of other forms of cancers. |
| caused by other serious diseases. Cancerous nodules | | | | Long nodules can also occur from other small tumor |
| are usually identified by rapid growth that quickly | | | | growths in the body such as carcinoid, lymphoma, |
| become masses. About 40 percent of pulmonary | | | | blastoma, hamartoma, sarcoma, firbroma and |
| nodule cases turn out to be cancerous, so most lung | | | | neurofibroma. Lymphoma is a tumor that forms |
| nodules are treated as cancerous until it can be | | | | within the cells of the lymphoid system. Blastoma is a |
| proven otherwise. A lung nodule that is cancerous | | | | tumor that develops from the embryonic tissue. |
| can usually double in size as quickly as every 25 days. | | | | Hamartoma is due to a disorganization of a group of |
| The biggest numbers of occurring lung nodules cases | | | | cells in the body. Sarcoma is a group of tumors that |
| are classified as âbenignâ which | | | | arise from connective cells. Fibroma and Neurofibroma |
| means it has very little growth. | | | | are non cancerous tumors made up of nerve fibers. |
| Lung nodules may be contracted as a result of a | | | | |