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Biopsia pulmonar por punción - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Aspiración transtorácica con aguja; Biopsia aspirativa percutánea con aguja

Valores normales:

Los tejidos deben ser normales y, si se realiza un cultivo, no debe haber crecimiento microbiano.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Infección pulmonar viral, bacteriana o micótica
Neumonía
Células cancerosas (cáncer pulmonar, mesotelioma)
Trastorno inmunitario

Las afecciones adicionales bajo las cuales se puede realizar el examen son:

Biopsia de pulmón

Fecha de revisión: 1/16/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/13/2006).
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