Lung Lesions Discovered Incidentally in an Older Patient

Takahiko Nagamine, MD, PhD

American Family Physician. 2024;110(4):417-418.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

TAKAHIKO NAGAMINE, MD, PHD, Sunlight Brain Research Center, Hofu, Japan

Address correspondence to Takahiko Nagamine, MD, PhD, at tnagamine@outlook.com.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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