Not All Pulmonary Nodules in Smokers Are Lung Cancer
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Diagnosis of pulmonary nodules requires an in-depth workup, including clinical evaluation, laboratory and pulmonary functions tests, and imaging, which helped to identify in this patient pulmonary rheumatoid arthritis, an important factor in patient mortality.
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