Accuracy of closed pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have demonstrated that closed pleural biopsy (CPB) has a sensitivity of less than 60% for diagnosing malignancy. Therefore, controversy has recently emerged regarding the value of CPB as a diagnostic test. Our objective was to assess the accuracy of CPB in diagnosing mali...

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Autores principales: Báez-Saldaña, Renata, Rumbo-Nava, Uriel, Escobar-Rojas, Araceli, Castillo-González, Patricia, León-Dueñas, Santiago, Aguirre-Pérez, Teresa, Vázquez-Manríquez, María Eugenia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5792041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29340490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000323

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5792041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29340490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000323

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