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From: Combined ultrasound-guided cutting-needle biopsy and standard pleural biopsy for diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions

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Images of a 42-year-old man with a history of shortness of breath for 1 month. a A conventional US scan showed an effusion and thickening of the parietal pleura (0.18 cm). b Real-time US-guided cutting-needle biopsy (arrowhead) focused on the pleura and was introduced at an angle of 70°. c A biopsy sample obtained from the pleura showed a tuberculoid nodule and caseous necrosis (H&E staining; magnification, × 10)

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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