Can liquid biopsy be substituted for tissue biopsy in a lung mass that is radiologically suspicious for primary lung cancer when CT-guided biopsy cannot be done?   

For example, a patient with a large (>3cm), spiculated, FDG-avid lung lesion, who has poor lung function and is refusing a CT-guided biopsy?



Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
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Medical Oncologist at Hawaii Oncology Inc-Kuakini
How would one approach the diagnosis of a localize...
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Medical Oncologist at Yuma Regional Medical Center Cancer Center
I can see that being helpful in one particular ins...
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