TY - JOUR T1 - Use of cryobiopsy during pleuroscopy for diagnosis of sarcomatoid malignant mesothelioma JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 193 LP - 195 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208994 VL - 72 IS - 2 AU - Hiang-Ping Chan AU - Mei-Fong Liew AU - Ju-Ee Seet AU - Pyng Lee Y1 - 2017/02/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/72/2/193.abstract N2 - A 74-year-old man presented with cough of 3 weeks' duration. Chest X-ray showed a large left-sided pleural effusion (figure 1) that was a lymphocytic exudate with normal adenosine deaminase level, and negative bacterial and mycobacterial cultures. Flexi-rigid pleuroscopy (LTF 160, Olympus, Japan) revealed candle-wax fibrotic parietal pleura (figure 2), which was sampled using the flexible forceps (FB-55CD-1, Olympus, Japan) with cusps measuring 2.4 mm when fully open, and a cryoprobe of 2.4 mm in diameter (20416-032, Erbokryo CA, Erbe, Germany). The cryoprobe was directed to the target area and 4-second freeze time was applied. The pleuroscope and cryoprobe with the pleural specimen attached … ER -