Diagnostic Utility of Pleural Fluid Cell Block versus Pleural Biopsy Collected by Flex-Rigid Pleuroscopy for Malignant Pleural Disease: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis

• Shion Miyoshi,

  Affiliations Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Ota-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8933-7897

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• Shinji Sasada ,

  * E-mail: sasastaf@hotmail.co.jp

  Affiliations Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takehiro Izumo,

  Affiliation Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yuji Matsumoto,

  Affiliation Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takaaki Tsuchida

  Affiliation Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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