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Closed Pleural Biopsy is Still Useful in the Evaluation of Malignant Pleural Effusion
BACKGROUND: Pleural fluid cytology for malignant cells is the easiest way to diagnose malignant pleural effusion with good sensitivity and specificity. With the introduction of medical thoracoscopy, the use of closed pleural biopsy for the diagnosis of cytology negative malignant pleural effusion is...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425262/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22923920 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2727.98669 |