Hazards of transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung

Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 Aug;48(2):163-4. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90061-1.

Author

G A Lillington¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California.

PMID: 2764607
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90061-1

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects*
Biopsy, Needle / mortality
Decision Making
Humans
Life Expectancy
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Neoplasm Seeding*
Thoracic Neoplasms / mortality
Thoracic Neoplasms / secondary*