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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Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Somnath, Bairagya, Tapan D, Das, Anirban, Mandal, Abhijit, Das, Sibes K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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