Comparative study of cytology and immunocytochemistry with trucut biopsy and immunohistochemistry in diagnosis of localized lung lesions: A prospective study

摘要

Background: Percutaneous lung biopsy is now a common procedure in pulmonary medicine, and several different techniques are in use. The most common has been the use of a fine needle under computed tomography (CT) guidance combined with the trucut needle for histology.