Endoscopical biopsy in the differential diagnosis of lung diseases.
The results of endoscopical sampling methods, as described in this study, were performed on 5276 patients with different pulmonary lesions. Illustrations were made of the diagnostic possibilities of biopsy methods and their dependence on size and localization of pulmonary lesions. Most appropriate sequence was outlined for the use of different sampling methods.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008481:Mediastinoscopy