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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2026

Diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion using thoracoscopy combined with confocal endomicroscopy: a case report.

Shenglan Ye, Yu Feng, Shan Zhu, Mingli Yuan, Cheng Song, Zhen Yang, Yi Hu, Jixiang Ni

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Shenglan YeDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
Yu FengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084, China.
Shan ZhuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
Mingli YuanDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
Cheng SongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
Zhen YangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
Yi HuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
Jixiang NiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology No. 26 Shengli Street, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.

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Abstract

Thoracoscopy is widely used for the diagnosis and management of pleural diseases. This technique is valuable because it enables direct visualization of the pleural cavity surface and pathologic biopsy sampling of lesions. However, it is limited in detecting early-stage pleural lesions, carrying a considerable risk of misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis, which may delay treatment and ultimately compromise patient poutcome. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is an emerging

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Confocal laser endomicroscopylung adenocarcinomapleural effusionthoracoscopy

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PMID41868887
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