title: Value of ultrasound in the imaging-guided transthoracic biopsy of lung lesions.
abstract: Transthoracic needle biopsy with fluoroscopic or computed tomographic guidance is a well-established and safe method for diagnosing malignant and benign thoracic lesions. Nonetheless, ultrasound is as effective as computed tomography for the guidance of transthoracic biopsies of peripheral pulmonary lesions and mediastinal tumors, and it offers some advantages. In this case report, we exemplify the proper use of ultrasound for the percutaneous biopsy of a lung lesion, aiming to show that it can be a safe, inexpensive, rapid, and effective alternative to computed tomography in appropriate cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Lima
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: marcosduarte500@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcos Duarte
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Guimaraes
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alex Dias
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Macello J S
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Almir G V
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bitencourt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe D'Almeida
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chojniak
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jefferson Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchiori
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods