[Thoracoscopy. Results in pleural cancer (author's transl)].
Macroscopic features and related problems of pleural cancer, as seen by thoracoscopy, are presented. A reference is made to its frequent localization in the pleural bases and to its ascending progression. In cases of lung cancer with pleural effusion, such a technique opens the possibility to treat those patients in whom the non-metastatic nature of the effusion is confirmed. The higher yield of this procedure, as compared to needle pleural biopsy, is discussed and the possibility of performing intraoperative pleurodesis is emphasized.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013906:Thoracoscopy
Thoracoscopie : résultats dans les cancers de la plèvre.