Needle biopsy of the pleura in the diagnosis of pleural effusion

Needle biopsy of the parietal pleura was undertaken in 64 patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion. An adequate specimen was obtained in 96% of procedures. This was diagnostic in 45% of those due to malignancy and in 50% of those due to tuberculosis. A second biopsy improved the combined diagnosti...

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Autores principales: McAleer, J J A, Murphy, G J J, Quinn, R J
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1987
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3590388
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description Needle biopsy of the parietal pleura was undertaken in 64 patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion. An adequate specimen was obtained in 96% of procedures. This was diagnostic in 45% of those due to malignancy and in 50% of those due to tuberculosis. A second biopsy improved the combined diagnostic yield in these two diseases from 32% to 46%. Pleural fluid cytology was unhelpful in establishing the presence of a malignancy, and culture of the biopsy specimen was helpful in one case.
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spelling pubmed-24481692008-07-10 Needle biopsy of the pleura in the diagnosis of pleural effusion McAleer, J J A Murphy, G J J Quinn, R J Ulster Med J Articles Needle biopsy of the parietal pleura was undertaken in 64 patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion. An adequate specimen was obtained in 96% of procedures. This was diagnostic in 45% of those due to malignancy and in 50% of those due to tuberculosis. A second biopsy improved the combined diagnostic yield in these two diseases from 32% to 46%. Pleural fluid cytology was unhelpful in establishing the presence of a malignancy, and culture of the biopsy specimen was helpful in one case. 1987-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2448169/ /pubmed/3590388 Text en
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title_fullStr Needle biopsy of the pleura in the diagnosis of pleural effusion
title_full_unstemmed Needle biopsy of the pleura in the diagnosis of pleural effusion
title_short Needle biopsy of the pleura in the diagnosis of pleural effusion
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3590388
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