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A solitary pulmonary nodule is a round or oval spot (lesion) in the lungs that is seen with a chest x-ray or CT scan.
Causes of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. Solitary pulmonary nodules may have the following causes: Neoplastic (an abnormal growth that can be benign or malignant): Lung cancer; Metastasis (spread of cancer from other parts of the body to the lung) Lymphoma (a tumor made up of lymphoid tissue) Carcinoid (a small, slow-growing tumor that can spread)