Case report: Transthoracic ultrasound-guided biopsy of peripheral tumor lung with clinical experience

Nguyen Ngoc Tuan Anh1, Nguyen Quoc Dung2
1 K Hospital 2
2 Hanoi Medical University

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Abstract

The ultrasound-guided transthoracic biopsies are indicated for pulmonary masses or mediastinal masses located in the periphery adjacent to the pleural-thoracic surface and pleural lesions. We present a case where the lung tumor was anterior to the scapula with emphysema

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