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POINT: Liquid Markers for Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Nodules, Ready for Prime Time? Yes!

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Indeterminate pulmonary nodules are commonly identified on lung imaging and represent a challenge for physicians, who estimate malignancy risk to decide how best to manage these lesions that could ultimately represent either lung cancers or benign processes.1 For those nodules at higher malignancy risk, a lung biopsy, surgical resection, or empirical treatment is recommended. For low-risk nodules, serial surveillance with CT imaging is indicated.2 However, even validated malignancy risk estimations are not universally accurate and carry the inherent risks of performing unnecessary invasive procedures for benign nodules or of delayed diagnosis and possible upstaging of lung cancers.

Source: CHEST Pulmonary

DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100071

Authors: Roger Y. Kim, Catherine R. Sears, Nicholas J. Pastis