Pleura biopsy
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| Item | Process |
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| Specimen | Fine needle aspiration biopsy, transthoracic needle biopsy, video-assisted thorascopic biopsy. |
| Method | Fresh tissue: microbiological examination. Fixed tissue: light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy (special fixative), pleural fluid for microbiological examination and cytology. |
| Application | For investigation of pleural effusion, empyema, granulomatous disease and tumours. |
| Interpretation | Histological examination shows nature of pathologic process;
identification of infecting organisms; and
identification of tumour type, grade and stage. |
| Reference | Fraser RS et al. Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest. Saunders 2000. |
