Difference between revisions of "Pulmonary pathology"
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=Lung specimens= | =Lung specimens= | ||
* | *CT-guided or ultrasound-guided needle core biopsy - for peripheral lesions. | ||
*Transbronchial biopsy - for central lesions. | *Transbronchial biopsy - for central lesions. | ||
*"Open lung biopsy" - typically a ''video-assisted thoracic surgery'' (VATS) - done for [[diffuse lung diseases]]. | *"Open lung biopsy" - typically a ''video-assisted thoracic surgery'' (VATS) - done for [[diffuse lung diseases]]. | ||
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*Pneumonectomy - usually for cancer. | *Pneumonectomy - usually for cancer. | ||
*Explantation - in the context of [[lung transplantation pathology|lung transplantation]] - done for [[cystic fibrosis]] [[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]] and other causes. | *Explantation - in the context of [[lung transplantation pathology|lung transplantation]] - done for [[cystic fibrosis]] [[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]] and other causes. | ||
==Core biopsies== | |||
*Adequacy rate of percutaneous biopsies ~5% in one series.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = McSweeney | first1 = SE. | last2 = O'Regan | first2 = KN. | last3 = Mc Laughlin | first3 = PD. | last4 = Crush | first4 = L. | last5 = Maher | first5 = MM. | title = Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of percutaneous biopsy of lung. | journal = Open Respir Med J | volume = 6 | issue = | pages = 82-8 | month = | year = 2012 | doi = 10.2174/1874306401206010082 | PMID = 22977650 }}</ref> | |||
=Basic approach= | =Basic approach= | ||