BIOPSY TECHNICS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRATHORACIC DISEASE
Authors: I. Alfred Breckler, Nestor M. Hensler, Harry E. Hill, Milton C. Hoffman, Peter B. Hukill
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 April 1957BIOPSY TECHNICS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRATHORACIC DISEASEI. ALFRED BRECKLER, NESTOR M. HENSLER, HARRY E. HILL, MILTON C. HOFFMAN, PETER B. HUKILLI. ALFRED BRECKLERSearch for more papers by this author, NESTOR M. HENSLERSearch for more papers by this author, HARRY E. HILLSearch for more papers by this author, MILTON C. HOFFMANSearch for more papers by this author, PETER B. HUKILLSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-4-706 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA variety of intrathoracic lesions that resist diagnosis by ordinary clinical methods may be clarified by examination of tissues obtained by biopsy of prescalene lymph nodes, pleura or lung. Some confusion still exists regarding the indications for such procedures and the interpretation of their results.The present report deals with two years' experience with such biopsy technics as applied to the diagnosis of intrathoracic diseases encountered in an 800-bed military hospital, an installation which includes a pulmonary disease center. One hundred five biopsy procedures have been applied in evaluation of various intrathoracic diseases over a two-year period. The majority of...Bibliography1. Daniels A: A method of biopsy useful in diagnosing certain intrathoracic diseases, Dis. of Chest 16: 360, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HarkenBlackClaussFarrand DEHRR: A simple cervicomediastinal exploration for tissue diagnosis, with comments on the recognition of inoperable carcinoma of the lung, New England J. Med. 251: 1041, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Connar RG: Prescalene and deep cervical lymph node biopsy, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 101: 733-743 (Dec.) 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. SheftsTerrilSwindell LMAAH: Scalene node biopsy, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 68: 505-522, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. StoreyReynolds CFBM: Biopsy techniques in the diagnosis of intrathoracic lesions, Dis. of Chest 23: 357-382, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. CarstensenNovittOdelberg BLA: Experiences with retroclavian lymph node biopsy in the diagnosis of certain intrathoracic diseases, Dis. of Chest 25: 443, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Johnson JE: Results of scalene node biopsy in patients with pulmonary calcifications, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 72: 91-97 (July) 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. SutliffHughesRice WDFML: Pleural biopsy, Dis. of Chest 26: 551, 1953. Google Scholar9. SmallLandman MJM: Etiological diagnosis of pleural effusion by pleural biopsy, J. A. M. A. 158: 907, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. DeFrancisKloskAlbano NEE: Needle biopsy of the parietal pleura, a preliminary report, New England J. Med. 252: 948, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. BrecklerHoffmanHillHenslerHukill IAMHENMPB: Pleural biopsy, New England J. Med., to be published. Google Scholar12. EfflerOrdstrandMcCormackGancedo DBHSLJHA: Lung biopsy, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 71: 668 (May) 1953. Google Scholar13. PriorKlassenAndrews JAKPNC: Diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary lesions, Tr. Nat. Tuberc. A., page 109, 1953, Los Angeles, Calif. Google Scholar14. BrecklerJohnston IADG: Choristoma of the thymus: a case report, Arch. Pediat., to be published. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Parks Air Force Base, California*Received for publication May 28, 1956.From the Pulmonary Disease Service, the Thoracic Surgical Service, and the Histopathology Center, 327th USAF Hospital, Parks Air Force Base, Pleasanton, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to I. Alfred Breckler, M.D., 13320 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiagnostische ThorakotomieOpen-Lung Biopsy in Diffuse Pulmonary DiseasePOLIOMYELITIS VACCINES AND THE PUBLICLUNG BIOPSYPercutaneous Needle Biopsy of the Lung in Diffuse Pulmonary DiseasesFELICE MANFREDI, M.D., DAVID ROSENBAUM, M.D., ROY H. BEHNKE, M.D.SCALENE NODE, PARIETAL PLEURA, AND LUNG BIOPSY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRATHORACIC DISEASESarcoidosisA REMEDY FOR AGEING?DIAGNOSIS OF PLEURAL EFFUSIONTHE ROLE OF THORACOTOMY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PLEURAL EFFUSION*JAMES M. SCHLESS, M.D., HAROLD N. HARRISON, JAMES A. WIER 1 April 1957Volume 46, Issue 4Page: 706-719KeywordsAnesthesiaArmed forcesBiopsyHistopathologyLesionsLungsLymph nodesPulmonary diseasesSarcoidosisTuberculosis Issue Published: 1 April 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...