title: [Thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma].
abstract: The Authors assess the results of thoracoscopy in 21 cases of pleural mesothelioma observed over the period from 1982 to 1991. The procedure yielded a correct diagnosis in 18 cases (in 2 cases, CTM due to adenoma at cytology allowed histological definition of the tumour). In 3 cases, thoracoscopy failed to detect the tumour, which was confirmed at a later stage. This type of investigation is indicated for the diagnosis of all pleural diseases and, in particular, for diagnosing mesothelioma (reliability in our series: 85.7%).
authors.affiliation: U.O. Chirurgia Generale, Regione Lombardia, Ospedale di Busto Arsizio.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sgro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tacchi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iseppi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013906:Thoracoscopy
vernacular_title: La toracoscopia nella diagnostica del mesotelioma pleurico.