Question: are benign lung nodules common?
Answer: Pulmonary nodules appear in about one of every 200 chest X-rays and most chest CT scans. At least 60% of pulmonary nodules seen on chest X-rays turn out to be benign, and 99% of those on chest CT are benign. Pulmonary nodules are much more commonly found than are lung cancers or benign lung tumors.