Role of closed-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.
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The role of closed pleural needle biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.
Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura is a disease that requires a biopsy procedure for a definitive diagnosis. In the past, closed pleural needle biopsy (CPNB) has given poor yields due to the small amount of tissue obtained, and the patient has subsequently been subjected to a diagnostic thoracotomy. In recent years, the availability of more accurate histopathologic tests have enabled the path...
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Communications to the Editor diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is not clearly established. For this purpose, a study of needle biopsy pleural specimens of suspected cases of malignant mesothelioma cosnpared to larger tissue samples obtained by surgery from the same patients needs to be done. \Vt’ appreciate Dr. Kwee and Dr. Utama’s interest in our report and thank them for their thought-provo...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 105 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994