Sentence examples for finding of a nodule from inspiring English sources

b Incidental finding of a nodule peripherally located in the right lower lobe with clear triangular morphology.

The diagnosis of a primary thyroid cancer typically starts with the finding of a nodule on self-examination.

Therefore, the finding of a nodule on US, MRI, or CT, while suggestive of tophus in the right clinical setting, is not utterly diagnostic.

Although SOS can cause nodular regenerative hyperplasia, the finding of a nodule mimicking liver metastasis has been, to the author's knowledge, only described in the literature in two precedent publications.

Histopathologic examination showed a squamous cell carcinoma, with different growth pattern compared to the initial aryepiglottic tumour, making a third primary more likely Open image in new window Fig. 12 Incidental finding of a pulmonary nodule in a 72-year-old man with thoracic pain in whom the initial chest CT was performed to rule out pulmonary embolism.

The operation was uneventful except for the finding of a 1.5-cm nodule within the triangle of Calot (Fig. 1).

Histopathology showed an invasive adenocarcinoma Open image in new window Fig. 8 Incidental finding of a solitary pulmonary nodule in a 50-year-old man.

More recently, the concept of a 'spiculated' margin (Fig. 3) has been introduced to describe the finding of a distinctly infiltrative nodule edge (as separate from the broader 'poorly defined' category) with 92 % specificity and 81%% positive predictive value in a comprehensive review of B mode ultrasound findings [9].

In a patient with neutropenia, finding such a nodule is highly suggestive of aspergillus infection (Fig. 3).

In conclusion, the incidental finding of an echogenic renal cortical nodule is a commonly encountered clinical scenario with an imaging differential diagnosis of renal AML or small RCC.

Open image in new window Fig. 2 A 64-year-old woman with the incidental finding of an unspecific, 4-mm nodule in the right middle lobe.