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 ...

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD Fact checked by Angela Underwood A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated ...

A repeat percutaneous biopsy or a surgical biopsy was performed in 20 patients (14.4%) who had adequate pulmonary reserve ... similar in patients with small nodules and in patients with large ...

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 ...

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 ...