Pleural metastasis detected by transesophageal endoscopic ultrasonography.

Patients with pleural effusion and inconclusive repeated pleural fluid biochemical and cytological analysis are a diagnostic dilemma that is usually solved by invasive procedures such as diagnostic thoracoscopy. We report a 62-year-old male with malignant pleural effusion as well as ascites who was diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pleural deposit. We also report contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound findings of pleural deposits.