A Patient with a Cough Has a Suspicious Lung Lesion

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient with a cough has a suspicious lung lesion, a mediastinal lymph mass, and several bone lesions. What test is indicated to determine histology and staging of this cancer?

• A) Biopsy of a bone lesion
• B) Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
• C) Bronchoscopy with lung biopsy
• D) Thoracentesis and pleural fluid cytology

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