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1. Chest CT shows a solitary left upper lobe nodule

The enhanced chest CT shows a lobulated, non-calcified left upper lobe nodule corresponding to the chest radiographic abnormality. However, another smaller subpleural cavitary nodule in the left apex is present as well. No interlobular septal thickening, ground-glass opacity, or consolidation is evident. No definitely peribronchial or mediastinal lymph node enlargement is seen.

Testing for coccidioidomycosis infection and tuberculosis was negative.

Which of the following represents an appropriate next step for the evaluation of this patient? (Click on the correct answer to be directed to the seventh of fourteen pages)

  1. Short-term follow up CT
  2. 18FDG-PET scan
  3. Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy
  4. Cryobiopsy
  5. CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy

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