in diameter. A 5-cm. subpleural nodule in the right upper lobe was excised. Histologic examination of the lesions in the pleura and lung showed typical rheumatoid nodules (Fig. 1). Stains for acid ...

With more lung cancer cases being detected via both incidental findings and early screenings, robotic-assisted surgery can make for an all around better experience for patients. Charles Simmons, a ...

underwent a percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy of a pulmonary nodule at our institution. The clinical decision to obtain a percutaneous CT-guided biopsy was made by consensus between oncologists ...

Our data demonstrate that percutaneous lung biopsy continues to be a relatively safe and accurate method of establishing tissue diagnosis for lung nodules. However, as we aggressively pursue ...