Trephine drill biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Trephine drill biopsy of the pleura was utilized to establish the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a patient with a thickened pleura without pleural effusion.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*