Percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung
Figueroa, D.; Grillo-López, A.J.; Soto-Gautier, C.; Castillo-Staab, M.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 74(5-6): 164-168
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 6960905 Document Number: 193251
Percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung produced histologic confirmation of malignancy in 15 of 18 patients (83%) with suspected lung cancer. Most patients had peripherally located lesions and all except one had negative sputum cytology. Pneumothorax occurred in five patients: one patient required chest sube insertion, another required catheter aspiration, and three needed no treatrnent. A review of pulmonary needle biopsy and its role in the diagnosis of lung cancer is presented.
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