Epidemiologic evaluation of pleurisy diagnosed by surgical pleural biopsy using data from a nationwide administrative database.
Kanako HaraKei YamasakiMasahiro TaharaHiroaki IkegamiChinatsu NishidaKeiji MuramutsuYoshihisa FujinoShinya MatsudaKiyohide FushimiHiroshi MukaeKazuhiro YateraPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2022)
Neoplastic diseases, including malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer, were frequently and accurately diagnosed as pleurisy via surgical pleural biopsy. The next leading cause was infectious diseases such as mycobacterial infections. Physicians should consider performing surgical biopsy in light of the knowledge regarding the etiology of pleurisy when a definitive diagnosis cannot be made via needle pleural biopsy.