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Use of Electromagnetic Navigational Transthoracic Needle Aspiration (E-TTNA) for Sampling of Lung Nodules
Published on: May 23, 2015
An Asymptomatic 42-Year-Old Woman With Randomly Distributed Semicalcified Pulmonary Nodules
Ilias E Dimeas1,2,3, Vasilios Tzilas4,5, Konstantinos Tourlakopoulos3
1School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
CHEST Pulmonary
|August 4, 2026
Summary
This case study follows a woman with persistent pulmonary nodules despite extensive workup. The complex medical history and imaging findings highlight the diagnostic challenges in identifying the cause of these lung abnormalities.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Oncology
Background:
- A 42-year-old woman with a significant smoking history presented with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules.
- Nodules were initially identified 4 years prior and persisted despite a lack of acute symptoms.
- Patient had a complex medical history including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, thyroidectomy, and renal cell carcinoma.
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