Precise diagnosis in intrathoracic malignancies is paramount for adequate treatment planning. Standard approach is histologic analysis from targeted biopsy obtained with different invasive procedures. Rarely, in difficult clinical scenarios, even gold standard diagnostic procedures can be ineffective in obtaining a satisfying result. Procedural developments and technological improvements applied to the chosen technique can be helpful to deal with such situation. We present two clinical cases of suspected intrathoracic malignancy in which repeated unsuccessful diagnostic procedures had already been attempted. We adopted a protocol based on intraoperative fluorescence during diagnostic thoracoscopy to increase diagnostic efficacy. In both cases we obtained a precise pathological diagnosis.
Intraoperative near-infrared molecular imaging for diagnostic thoracoscopy in difficult clinical scenario
Guerrera, Francesco;Femia, Federico;Lyberis, Paraskevas;Filosso, Pier Luigi;Lausi, Paolo Olivo;Ruffini, Enrico
2022-01-01
Abstract
Precise diagnosis in intrathoracic malignancies is paramount for adequate treatment planning. Standard approach is histologic analysis from targeted biopsy obtained with different invasive procedures. Rarely, in difficult clinical scenarios, even gold standard diagnostic procedures can be ineffective in obtaining a satisfying result. Procedural developments and technological improvements applied to the chosen technique can be helpful to deal with such situation. We present two clinical cases of suspected intrathoracic malignancy in which repeated unsuccessful diagnostic procedures had already been attempted. We adopted a protocol based on intraoperative fluorescence during diagnostic thoracoscopy to increase diagnostic efficacy. In both cases we obtained a precise pathological diagnosis.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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