Open AccessPleural mesothelioma: When echo‐endoscopy ( EUS‐B‐FNA ) leads to diagnosis in a minimally invasive way
Author(s) -
Piro Roberto,
Fontana Matteo,
Livrieri Francesco,
Menzella Francesco,
Casalini Eleonora,
Taddei Sofia,
De Giorgi Federica,
Facciolongo Nicola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.13868
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , mesothelioma , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , sampling (signal processing) , endoscopy , thoracoscopy , parietal pleura , endoscopic ultrasound , pleural disease , pathology , respiratory disease , lung , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an asbestos‐related and locally invasive tumor with poor prognosis. The acquisition of histological material is mandatory in order to establish a diagnosis. In this situation, the sampling of tissue is generally performed via a thoracoscopic pleural biopsy, either medically or surgically. The use of endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) or transesophageal fine needle aspiration with an EBUS scope (EUS‐B‐FNA) of pleural lesions have only rarely been reported due to the theoretical limitations of tissue acquisition in such cases. We herein report a rare case of MPM successfully diagnosed via EUS‐B‐FNA in a 49‐year‐old woman with an unusual presentation characterized by solid thickening in the right mediastinal pleura.