Role of pleural biopsy in diagnosis of unilateral pleural effusion:study of 50 cases in Rangpur Medical College & Hospital, Rangpur

Abstract

Background: Pleural effusion remains the most common manifestation of pleural pathology. Sometime it is difficult to differentiate between tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion on routine cytological and biochemical examination. So pleural biopsy is an important tool for evaluating undiagnosed pleural effusion.