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Solitary pulmonary nodule
A lung nodule or nodule is a relatively small focal density in the lung. A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) or coin , is a mass in the lung smaller than three centimeters in diameter. A pulmonary micronodule has a diameter of less than three millimetres. There may also be multiple .
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