Sgro M, Gorla A, Tacchi G, Iseppi P
U.O. Chirurgia Generale, Regione Lombardia, Ospedale di Busto Arsizio.
Chir Ital. 1991 Jun-Aug;43(3-4):95-100.
The Authors assess the results of thoracoscopy in 21 cases of pleural mesothelioma observed over the period from 1982 to 1991. The procedure yielded a correct diagnosis in 18 cases (in 2 cases, CTM due to adenoma at cytology allowed histological definition of the tumour). In 3 cases, thoracoscopy failed to detect the tumour, which was confirmed at a later stage. This type of investigation is indicated for the diagnosis of all pleural diseases and, in particular, for diagnosing mesothelioma (reliability in our series: 85.7%).
作者评估了1982年至1991年间观察到的21例胸膜间皮瘤患者的胸腔镜检查结果。该检查在18例患者中得出了正确诊断（2例患者因细胞学检查显示腺瘤而进行了CTM检查，从而得以对肿瘤进行组织学定义）。3例患者胸腔镜检查未能检测到肿瘤，这些肿瘤在后期得到了确诊。这类检查适用于所有胸膜疾病的诊断，尤其是用于诊断间皮瘤（在我们的系列研究中的可靠性为85.7%）。
