Percutaneous transthoracic biopsy in pathologic diagnosis of stage Ⅰ~Ⅱ lung cancer / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
; (6): 819-821, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-392349
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Fifty-six patients diagnosed as early stage lung cancer by spiral CT scan,underwent CTguided percutaneous transthoracic biopsy with a successful rate of 100%.Forty nice cases were confirmed pathologically including adenocarcinoma in 30 cases,squamous carcinoma in 14,alveolar cell carcinoma in 2 and small cell lung cancer in 3.Three cases were diagnosed as chronic inflammatory lesion,2 cases as tuberculosis and the diagnosis was not confirmed in 2 cases.The results suggest that CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic biopsy is an effective diagnostic measure for patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ lung cancer.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article