Development and validation of a nomogram to estimate the pretest probability of cancer in Chinese patients with solid solitary pulmonary nodules: A multi-institutional study.

Yunlang SheLilan ZhaoChenyang DaiYijiu RenGening JiangHuikang XieHuiyuan ZhuXiwen SunPing YangYongbing ChenShunbin ShiWeirong ShiBing YuDong XieChang Chen

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)

We developed and validated a nomogram that can estimate the pretest probability of malignant solid SPNs, which can assist clinical physicians to select and interpret the results of subsequent diagnostic tests.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
papillary thyroid
primary care
pulmonary hypertension
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults
childhood cancer