Mr X, a man in his mid 50s with a history of mild intermittent asthma and an increasingly painful umbilical hernia, presented to a general surgery clinic for a preoperative evaluation. Basic laboratory test results and cardiopulmonary examination findings were normal, and a reducible hernia was noted. A chest radiograph (CXR) was obtained for the indication of preoperative evaluation in a patient with asthma older than 55 years. The CXR revealed a 7-mm left perihilar lung nodule, with a radiologist recommending further evaluation of the lung with computed tomography (CT). As a result, hernia surgery was delayed and CT scan of the chest was undertaken.