An electrocautery pleural biopsy for the diagnosis of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma during semirigid thoracoscopy
J Thorac Oncol
.
2008 Jul;3(7):803-4.
doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31817c9297.
Authors
Shinji Sasada
,
Kunimitsu Kawahara
,
Teruo Iwasaki
,
Tomonori Hirashima
,
Teruomi Miyazawa
PMID:
18594330
DOI:
10.1097/JTO.0b013e31817c9297
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
Letter
MeSH terms
Aged
Biopsy / methods*
Electrocoagulation*
Humans
Male
Mesothelioma / diagnosis*
Mesothelioma / pathology
Pleura / pathology*
Pleural Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Pleural Neoplasms / pathology
Thoracoscopy*