[Lung cancer with pleural dissemination diagnosed by thoracofiberscopy: a case report]

I Yoshida; Y Satoh; S Ishikawa; A Ohtaki; Y Ohtani; T Takahashi; H Ichikawa; Y Morishita

[Lung cancer with pleural dissemination diagnosed by thoracofiberscopy: a case report]

Kyobu Geka. 1994 Oct;47(11):934-6.

[Article in Japanese]

Authors

I Yoshida¹, Y Satoh, S Ishikawa, A Ohtaki, Y Ohtani, T Takahashi, H Ichikawa, Y Morishita

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Medicine Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.

PMID: 7967266

Abstract

Pleural dissemination was suspected in a 39-year-old woman with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Thoracofiberscopy provided the preoperative exact diagnosis of pleural dissemination and the following prepare operative procedure. Thoracofiberscopy is effective for the diagnosis of pleural dissemination and the selection of operative methods in patients with pulmonary cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Adult
Female
Fiber Optic Technology
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Pleural Neoplasms / pathology*
Thoracoscopy*