A 66-year-old man with a 30 pack-year smoking history presents with chronic cough and breathlessness. A chest X-ray reveals a suspicious peripheral lu...

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A 66-year-old man with a 30 pack-year smoking history presents with chronic cough and breathlessness. A chest X-ray reveals a suspicious peripheral lung lesion. According to NICE, what is the most appropriate next diagnostic investigation?

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Contrast-enhanced CT chest

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PET scan

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Sputum cytology

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Bronchoscopy

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Pulmonary function tests

Lung lesion — UKMLA MCQ

A 66-year-old man with a 30 pack-year smoking history presents with chronic cough and breathlessness. A chest X-ray reveals a suspicious peripheral lung lesion. According to NICE, what is the most appropriate next diagnostic investigation?