71M with advanced COPD due to lifelong smoking. I noted the | Figure 1

KilledCat

Internal Medicine Resident

71M with advanced COPD due to lifelong smoking. I noted the clubbing on exam, and his CT demonstrates the finding in image #2.

I suppose biopsy is next.

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