Cryobiopsy during flex-rigid pleuroscopy: an emerging alternative biopsy method in malignant pleural mesothelioma. A comparative study of pathology.
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DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz032
Abstract: BACKGROUND Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is rarely an asbestos-related cancer with a poor prognosis that is difficult to distinguish from some benign conditions by using conventional biopsy techniques. The purpose of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: biopsy; rigid pleuroscopy; cryobiopsy; pathology ... See more keywords
Usefulness of new flex-rigid pleuroscopy in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226884
Abstract: An 83-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea. Chest X-ray showed right-sided pleural effusion, which was confirmed by chest CT scans on admission. A nodular shadow was also visualised in the front part of the chest ([figure 1][1]).… read more here.
Keywords: usefulness new; pleuroscopy diagnosis; diagnosis malignant; rigid pleuroscopy ... See more keywords