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3. Needle biopsy of lung

 

Bronchoscopy is not necessarily a wrong choice but the nodule is peripheral and a needle biopsy would have a higher diagnostic yield. Left upper lobectomy without knowing the cause of the nodule may be wrong. A CT guided needle biopsy was performed. The histopathology was consistent with a metastatic urothelial tumor.

 

Which of the following should be done at this time? (Click on the correct answer to be directed to the fourth of eight pages)

  1. Cisplatinum-based chemotherapy
  2. Left pneumonectomy
  3. Left upper lobectomy
  4. Oncology consult
  5. Radiation therapy

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