Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Clinical issues in malignant pleural effusions
Disease area: Thoracic oncology



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K. Woolnough (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom). In an era where VATS and medical thoracoscopy is readily accessible – Does diagnostic thoracocentesis still have a role in diagnosing malignant pleural effusions?. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 1262

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