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Update in Radiology
Incidental pulmonary nodules: Characterization and management
Nódulo pulmonar incidental: caracterización y manejo
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C. Trinidad López
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, C. Delgado Sánchez-Gracián, E. Utrera Pérez, C. Jurado Basildo, C.A. Sepúlveda Villegas
Departamento de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Received 03 December 2018. Accepted 22 March 2019
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This update covers the management of solitary or multiple pulmonary nodules detected incidentally in imaging studies done for other reasons. It describes the most appropriate computed tomography technique for the evaluation of these nodules, how they are classified, and how the different types of nodules are measured. It also reviews the patient-related and nodule-related criteria for determining the risk of malignancy. It discusses the recommendations in the guidelines recently published by the Fleischner Society for the management and follow-up of each type of nodules according to its size and risk of malignancy.

Keywords:
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Lung cancer
Computed tomography
Clinical guidelines
Risk factors
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En esta actualización se aborda el manejo de los nódulos pulmonares, solitarios o múltiples, detectados incidentalmente en estudios radiológicos que se realizan por otros motivos. Se describe la técnica de tomografía computarizada más adecuada para su evaluación, y cómo se clasifican y se miden los diferentes tipos de nódulos. También se revisan los criterios que permiten establecer el riesgo de malignidad, tanto asociados al paciente como a las características del nódulo, y, por último, las recomendaciones de manejo y seguimiento para cada tipo de nódulo en función del tamaño y el riesgo de malignidad, siguiendo fundamentalmente las guías recientemente publicadas por la Sociedad Fleischner.

Palabras clave:
Nódulo pulmonar solitario
Cáncer de pulmón
Tomografía computarizada
Guías de práctica clínica
Factores de riesgo

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