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Biopsy of pleura (procedure)

Known as: biopsy pleural, Biopsy of Pleura, biopsy pleura 
Removal of a portion of pleural tissue, for microscopic examination.
National Institutes of Health

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Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy

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Review
2003
Review
2003
Diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase in tuberculous pleural effusion: a meta-analysis
Background: Many studies have investigated the usefulness of adenosine deaminase activity (ADA) in pleural fluid for the early… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Polymerase chain reaction of pleural biopsy is a rapid and sensitive method for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion.
BACKGROUND Tuberculous pleural effusion occurs in 30% of patients with tuberculosis (TB). Rapid diagnosis of a tuberculous… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Clinical role of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in patients with lung cancer and suspected malignant pleural effusion.
STUDY OBJECTIVES The goals of this study were to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive accuracy of F-18… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) in HIV-Negative Patients - a Distinct Clinical Entity
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a recently described rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma occurring almost exclusively in HIV… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
FDG PET of pleural effusions in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
OBJECTIVE We determined the ability of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to differentiate benign… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Pleural tuberculosis and HIV infection.
Human immunodeficiency virus infection changes the clinical presentation of tuberculosis infection with atypical radiographs and… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Pleural effusion in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Intrathoracic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) usually presents with roentgenographic evidence of mediastinal lymph node enlargement… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Tuberculous Pleurisy: A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Study
Although several studies on tuberculous (TB) pleurisy suggest that the addition of corticosteroids to anti-TB therapy may have… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Cytologic detection of malignancy in pleural effusion: A review of 5,255 samples from 3,811 patients
A retrospective analysis of 5,255 pleural effusion specimens from 3,811 patients was undertaken to determine the accuracy of… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy by culture of pleural biopsy specimen.
Pleural biopsy cultures for tubercle bacilli, performed on specimens from 63 consecutive patients with exudative pleural… 
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