Is there a role for closed pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of mesothelioma in the 21st century?

I. Murray, K. Kerr, K. McLaughlin, G. Currie (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Current issues in malignant pleural diseases
Session: Current issues in malignant pleural diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3320
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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