Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Oct 2002
Comparative Study[Thoracocentesis for the assessment of lung cancer with pleural effusion].
To analyze the pleural and mediastinal effect of thoracentesis tumor-positive cytology in pleural effusions (PE) detected by chest X ray of lung cancer patients. ⋯ Nineteen percent of patients with lung cancer have PE, of which 7% can be seen in chest X ray films. In such patients the likelihood of pleural metastasis is 75%. Pleural metastasis is not necessarily present when PE cytology indicates that tumor is present. VAT can be considered the ideal technique for the assessment of direct pleural invasion by the tumor or of pleural metastasis.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Oct 2002
Letter Case Reports[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: diagnostic difficulties].