CLINICAL VALUES OF SIMPLE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY OF THE LUNG IN DIAGNOSlNG VARIOUS PULMONARY DISEASES.

Lah, Soo Sup; Lee, Chan S.

doi:1964.0.17.39

Tuberc Respir Dis > Issue 17; 1964 > Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1964;17:39-42.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1964.17.1.39 Published online December 1, 1964.

CLINICAL VALUES OF SIMPLE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY OF THE LUNG IN DIAGNOSlNG VARIOUS PULMONARY DISEASES.

Soo Sup Lah, Chan S. Lee

Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Authors performed twenty-four aspiration biopsies of the lung utilizing simple spinal tap needle or ordinary injection needle gauge 18 to 20 on nineteen of diagnostic problem cases, that were seven cases of lung tumors, seven cases of pulmonary tuberculosis including military tuberculosis, for cases of pneumonia and one case of post-radiation pneumonitis. 1. 2. 3. In military tuberculosis and other unusual forms of pulmonary tuberculosis and in pneumonia cases this procedure added great deal of significance in differentiating and confirming the provisional diagnosis in cash case. 4. Complications were mild and negligible being consisted only of two cases of mild pneumothorax, one case of mild and transient hemoptysis and one case of moderate pneumothorax. Latter was the case with tuberculosis and possibly with silicosis and two separate aspirations were done at the same occasion. 5. It is concluded that the simple needle aspiration biopsy is a valuable, safer and simpler method and this should be used prior to attempting special large needle biopsies with Vim Silverman needle or other.