fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the right upper lobe mass and the right hilar and subcarinal regions. MRI of the brain in February 2010 was negative. She underwent an endobronchial ultrasound biopsy of a subcarinal node, which was positive for adenocarcinoma. Concurrent
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