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Does A Pulmonary Nodule Cause Chronic Cough?
A 4mm basilar pulmonary nodule was found in 3/2016... now almost 4 months later it is 7.4mm. I have been coughing for years but the last few weeks to a month the cough has gotten really bad... could it be from the nodule and what would cause it to almost double in size?
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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A nodule that size wouldn't likely cause a chronic cough but if it's grown that much in that short a time it could be lung cancer so you need a spiral ct scan of the chest, bronchoscopy, and possibly a fine needle aspiration biopsy of the lesion
A nodule that size wouldn't likely cause a chronic cough but if it's grown that much in that short a time it could be lung cancer so you need a spiral ct scan of the chest, bronchoscopy, and possibly a fine needle aspiration biopsy of the lesion
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