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Despite continued advances in histochemical and molecular diagnostics, as well as improving noninvasive imaging techniques, lung biopsy still remains an important diagnostic intervention for patients with pulmonary disease. Common indications include solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN), focal indeterminate infiltrate, and diffuse disease, particularly in the setting of a systemic disease of unclear etiology. In each of these instances, malignant, infectious, and inflammatory causes populate the differential diagnostic list and must be separated.
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Murthy, S.C. (2013). Lung Biopsy. In: Mandell, B. (eds) Perioperative Management of Patients with Rheumatic Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2203-7_36
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