A female presents with shortness of breath. CXR is shown with whiteout of Left lung. Told neurone-specific enolase +ve, next best step in management:

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Chemotherapy is the most appropriate next step in management for a patient presenting with symptoms and findings suggestive of a small cell lung cancer (SCLC), indicated by the positive neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and the presentation on the chest X-ray. SCLC is highly aggressive and typically responds better to chemotherapy than to surgical resection, radiotherapy, or other localized treatments in the initial management.

A Female Presents with Shortness of Breath