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- • Cytology of the sputum either coughed up by the patient or obtained through a bronchoscopy may document
- a bronchogenic adenocarcinoma , which may not be visible on routine chest x-rays.
- • Patients with peritoneal mesothelioma eventually have exploratory surgery of the abdomen (laparotomy),
- with an open directed biopsy . Sometimes a simpler procedure, peritonoscopy , may yield enough tissue for
- diagnosis. An adequate biopsy is essential, since peritoneal mesothelioma can be confused with
- adenocarcinomas arising in other tissues, especially the ovary.
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