Ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy following a non-diagnostic thoracentesis for non-small cell lung cancer.

William McManigle, Brad Petkovich, Harrison Smith, Amit Chopra, John T Huggins

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

William McManigleDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Brad PetkovichDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Harrison SmithDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Amit ChopraDepartment of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.

John T HugginsDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Medical University of South Carolina · USAlbany Medical Center Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 65-year-old man with a cavitary lung mass and parietal-based pleural nodules in which a pleural ultrasound-guided approach yielded a definitive diagnosis of stage IV non-small cell lung carcinoma. Computed tomography-guided biopsy is often preferred approach for the majority of United States hospitals for sampling pleural nodules as compared to US. The advantages of an US-guided approach include [1]: increased portability [2]; decreased procedure time [3]; reduced reliance on dedicated ancillary support staff [4]; need for local anesthesia only [5]; lack of ionizing radiation exposure; and [6] cost reduction.

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Pleural biopsyPleural effusionThoracic ultrasound

Identifiers

PMID37583562

DOI10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101875

PMCPMC10424197

OpenAlexW4385336537

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