The growth feature and its diagnostic value for benign and malignant pulmonary nodules met in routine clinical practice

Growth rate is an independent risk factor for lung cancer in screened pulmonary nodules. This study aimed to clarify growth characteristics of pulmonary nodules in routine clinical practice and examine whether volume doubling time (VDT) can predict the malignancy of these nodules.We retrospectively enrolled patients with 5-30-mm-sized pulmonary nodules that had been surgically resected after a follow-up of at least 3 months. Two follow-up...