Successful Diagnostic Confirmation of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Extensive Pleural Adhesions Using Pleural Cryobiopsy Under Local Anaesthesia
Shotaro Otaki, Mikito Suzuki, Kaito Yano, Tomohiro Imoto, Reiko Shimizu, Tsunekazu Hishima, Kazuo Nakagawa · 2026
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Shotaro Otaki and colleagues confirm a diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma despite dense adhesions sealing the chest space, a setting where scope exams are usually ruled out. Their method used a freezing probe biopsy during a scope exam under local anesthesia alone. Heart ultrasound had shown the lung no longer sliding anywhere on the left side, proof of severe sticking inside the chest.
The frozen biopsy pulled a specimen measuring up to 22 by 12 by 4 millimeters in the reported size, large enough for firm diagnosis. Dye-based imaging had already shown fierce uptake in the left chest lining lesion. Mesothelioma is aggressive and its proof normally needs generous tissue, which adhesions make hard to reach. A safe route to real tissue under local anesthesia widens who can be diagnosed without full surgery.
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| CREATOR | Shotaro Otaki, Mikito Suzuki, Kaito Yano, Tomohiro Imoto, Reiko Shimizu, Tsunekazu Hishima, Kazuo Nakagawa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |