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Curative surgery for a localized tumour at the early and pre-symptomatic stage is the main aim of lung nodule assessment. As part of the process, pre-operative tissue diagnosis is a key step in making appropriate clinical decisions and avoiding unnecessary invasive surgical intervention which is associated with high morbidity. In this case report, we describe a patient who had a curative lobectomy for a growing nodule without a preoperative tissue diagnosis although the initial discussion deemed it mandatory, and we dissected the arguments supporting it in the setting of a tuberculosis endemic country.

Curative lobectomy without a preoperative tissue diagnosis in a tuberculosis endemic country: A case report and discussion