Incidental Lung Nodule Overlooked, No Follow-up, Fatal Cancer Advances

Published: Dec. 30, 2023, 5 p.m.

A patient was imaged for abdominal pain, but the radiologist saw and reported an incidental finding of a nodule on the lower lung that was not pursued or revealed to the patient for 2 years. The cancer had metastasized, and the patient died from lung cancer 18 months later.