Simultaneous Use of Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound Guidance as Primary Tools in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Babith Mankidy; Jordan Sparkman; Shreyes Boddu; Quillann Huang; Munish Sharma

doi:10.7759/cureus.32110

Simultaneous Use of Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound Guidance as Primary Tools in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Cureus. 2022 Dec 1;14(12):e32110. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32110. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Babith Mankidy¹, Jordan Sparkman², Shreyes Boddu³, Quillann Huang⁴, Munish Sharma⁵

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
² Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
³ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, USA.
⁴ Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
⁵ Pulmonary Critical Care, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, USA.

Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is related to exposure to asbestos. It is insidious in nature and is generally diagnosed at an advanced stage. MPM is aggressive and portends a poor prognosis. Definitive diagnosis is usually established by obtaining pathological samples of the pleura by medical or surgical thoracoscopy. However, these procedures are invasive and carry a risk of seeding of biopsy sites with tumors. We herein report an infrequently encountered case of simultaneous use of endobronchial ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a 48-year-old female patient.

Keywords: endobronchial ultrasound; endoscopic ultrasound; malignant pleural mesothelioma; pleural biopsy; pleural effusion.

Publication types

Case Reports