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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (LAP) is the most common radiographic finding, with studies showing a correlation between the frequency of lymph node calcification and disease duration, with a frequency of 3% relating to a duration of 5 years and a frequency of 20% relating to one of 10 years. Materials and Methods: This study involved fifty-seven patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis at our chest disease outpatient clinic from January 2020 to September 2022. We examined patient records to determine demographics, radiological findings, and respiratory function parameters. Results: The mean age of patients was 55.07 \u00b1 13.53 (21\u201390). We identified eighty percent of patients with stage 2 sarcoidosis. Hilar lymph node calcification was observed in 13 cases (22.8%). Among the 13 cases, punctate calcification was detected in 2 (15.4%), while diffuse calcification was observed in 11 (84.6%). The mean duration of sarcoidosis diagnosis in patients was 4.1 \u00b1 3.2 years (range: 1\u201314 years). Within the first 5 years after diagnosis, calcification in lymph nodes was detected in 18.6% of cases, while of patients diagnosed more than 5 years ago, 35.71% showed lymph node calcification. 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