[Lung cancer with pleural dissemination diagnosed by thoracofiberscopy: a case report].
Pleural dissemination was suspected in a 39-year-old woman with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Thoracofiberscopy provided the preoperative exact diagnosis of pleural dissemination and the following prepare operative procedure. Thoracofiberscopy is effective for the diagnosis of pleural dissemination and the selection of operative methods in patients with pulmonary cancer.
Faculty of Medicine Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
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Yoshida
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Satoh
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Ishikawa
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Ohtaki
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Ohtani
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Takahashi
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Ichikawa
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Morishita
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013906:Thoracoscopy