Sensitivity for Malignancy with Navigation Bronchoscopy in Small Lung Nodules
Anders Näslund, Melker Ottosson, Marija Karadzovska-Kotevska, Karl Teurneau-Hermansson, Jaroslaw Kosieradzki, Stefan Barath, Hamid Akbarshahi · 2026
Read Sensitivity for Malignancy with Navigation Bronchoscopy in Small Lung Nodules by Anders Näslund, Melker Ottosson, Marija Karadzovska-Kotevska, Karl Teurneau-Hermansson, Jaroslaw Kosieradzki, Stefan Barath, Hamid Akbarshahi (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13600125.txt.
Description
Anders Naslund and co-authors measure cancer detection in guided biopsy of tiny lung spots in a 2026 study. A navigation scope steers to peripheral lung nodules without surgery. Data on nodules under ten millimeters were scarce. Detecting malignancy, not just any diagnosis, is the clinical question.
Over five hundred consecutive procedures at one Swedish hospital were reviewed. Patients were followed at least two years for final answers. About sixty percent of lesions proved malignant overall. Median nodule size was thirteen millimeters across cases. Overall sensitivity for cancer was forty-four percent. Tiny nodules yielded only about twenty-three percent sensitivity. Larger size and a visible airway sign raised success. Lower lobe location lowered it independently. The authors warn against overtrusting negative results in tiny nodules. Surveillance or surgery may beat scoping there. Patient selection should weigh these odds openly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anders Näslund, Melker Ottosson, Marija Karadzovska-Kotevska, Karl Teurneau-Hermansson, Jaroslaw Kosieradzki, Stefan Barath, Hamid Akbarshahi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |