Subclavian Lymph Node, Pleural and Pulmonary Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Intra-Thoracic Disease

Pleural Biopsy in Diagnosis of Thoracic Disease

“…Various needles have been used for this operation. Harvey and Harvey (1958), using a Franseen needle, obtained positive histological proof of carcinoma or tuberculosis in 14 (35%) out of 41 pleural biopsies, while Pagel and Goldfarb (1960), using a Harefield needle, obtained positive proof of tuberculosis in 13 (50%) out of 26 cases. Better results were reported by Welsh (1958), who obtained histological proof of carcinoma in 14 (82%) out of 17 cases using a Vim-Silverman needle, while Weiss (1961) obtained positive biopsies in 16 (66%) of his series of 24 cases with the same type of needle.…”

Open Lung Biopsy for Diffuse Pulmonary Lesions

“…O'Donnell (1955) has recognized that the incision ought to be adequate for removing not only a portion of lung but also the mediastinal nodes if they are involved. Other surgeons (Storey et al, 1953 ;Harvey et al, 1958) agree that a larger incision, approaching that for a routine exploratory thoracotomy, is desirable. On the other hand, Breckler et al (1957) recommend an incision of 3 to 5 cm.…”