Simultaneous Use of Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound Guidance As Primary Tools in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2023 Jan 5

PMID 36601180

Authors

Babith Mankidy

Jordan Sparkman

Shreyes Boddu

Quillann Huang

Munish Sharma

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Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is related to exposure to asbestos. It is insidious in nature and is generally diagnosed at an advanced stage. MPM is aggressive and portends a poor prognosis. Definitive diagnosis is usually established by obtaining pathological samples of the pleura by medical or surgical thoracoscopy. However, these procedures are invasive and carry a risk of seeding of biopsy sites with tumors. We herein report an infrequently encountered case of simultaneous use of endobronchial ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a 48-year-old female patient.

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