Percutaneous image-guided cutting needle biopsy of the pleura in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Pleural fluid cytology and non-image-guided Abrams or Cope biopsies have sensitivities of approximately 30% for detecting malignant mesothelioma, and thoracoscopic biopsy has a sensitivity of approximately 90%. The difference between these two probably relates to obtaining adequate...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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