Recommended Followup for
Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules
· Ground Glass
Opacity < 5 mm – no followup
· Ground Glass
Opacity >5 mm or £10 mm followup in 3 to 6 months. If stable,
followup annually at least to 3 years.
· Ground Glass
Opacity >10 mm, followup in 3 to 6
months. If not resolved, resect.
· Any size
Subsolid lesion with solid component, PET/CT followup by resection.
· Multiple
subsolid lesions
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< 5 mm Ground Glass Opacity,
at least 1 year followup
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> 5mm £ 10 mm Ground Glass opacities, followup at 3
to 6 months and then annually to that least three years.
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> 10 mm Ground Glass
Opacities or lesion(s) with Subsolid Component, PET/CT with resection.