A 50-year-old man with a 40-pack-year smoking history presents with a chronic cough and haemoptysis. He lives in a remote community several hours from...

Question

A 50-year-old man with a 40-pack-year smoking history presents with a chronic cough and haemoptysis. He lives in a remote community several hours from the nearest tertiary centre. Chest X-ray performed in the local hospital shows a right upper lobe mass. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

Accepted Answer

Arrange urgent referral to a lung cancer multidisciplinary team and CT chest

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Reassure and repeat chest X-ray in 12 months

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Start empirical antibiotics and review in 6 weeks without referral

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Treat with inhaled corticosteroids for suspected asthma

Answer

Start long-term oral steroids in the community

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Suspected lung cancer in a remote setting