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Seventy-three (91%) patients were surgically diagnosed with Aspergillus nodules and the remaining seven (9%) patients were diagnosed by percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy. The median long-axis diameter of nodules was 22 mm, and nodules had an internal cavity in 49 (61%) patients. Spiculation and calcification were observed in 20% and 39% of patients, respectively. Ninety percent (18\/20) of nodules showed uptake on positron emission tomography. Serum Aspergillus precipitin IgG antibody was positive in 42% (10\/24) of tested patients. Seventy-three (91%) patients underwent surgery without (n = 58) or with (n = 15) adjuvant antifungal therapy, and the remaining seven (9%) patients received antifungal therapy alone (n = 5) or no treatment (n = 2). Three patients experienced postoperative pulmonary complications: pneumothorax, hemoptysis, and acute lung injury (n = 1 each). There was no recurrence during the median follow-up period of 36.8 months. 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