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Thorax 54:884-893 doi:10.1136/thx.54.10.884
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Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of localised pulmonary lesions: a meta-analysis

Table 3

Probability of malignancy (p value)3-150

  • 3-150 For categorical predictors (cigarettes, other cancer, spiculation, and upper lobe) 0 indicates absent, 1 indicates present.

  • For p values, 35, 55, and 75 years refer to the age of the patients, 10, 20, and 30 mm to the size of the solitary pulmonary nodule.

  • Reproduced from Swensen et al 1with permission.

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