RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bilateral pleural effusion due to malignant mesothelioma, diagnosed by means of immunostaining
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 833
OP 836
DO 10.1183/09031936.93.03070833
VO 3
IS 7
A1 GP Mannes
A1 AS Gouw
A1 PE Postmus
YR 1990
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/3/7/833.abstract
AB We report a patient who presented himself with a bilateral pleural effusion. Histology proved that this was caused by a malignant pleural mesothelioma. Immunostaining and DNA-flow cytometry confirmed the diagnosis. The usefulness of these rather new diagnostic techniques is discussed.