The diagnostic yield of pleural fluid cytology versus pleural biopsy in malignant pleural effusion

Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common problem in neoplastic diseases. Studies showed that 42–77% of exudative effusions result from malignancy. Pleural fluid cytology revealed positive results in 60% of carcinomatous effusions and 30% of mesotheliomas. However, a pleural biopsy is...

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Autors principals:	Ebtisam M. Gad, Nagwa A. Ahmed, Amr A. Muhammed, Hisham A. Ameen, Mennaallah Hassan
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2026-04-01
Col·lecció:	Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Matèries:	malignant pleural effusion pleural biopsy pleural fluid cytology
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.4103/ecdt.ecdt_67_25
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