Case history:
Breast-cancer related mastectomy on the right side several years ago.
Situation:
Female patient admitted for further examination of fluid accumulation in the right pleural space.
The dissemination of breast cancer had to be evaluated.
Procedure:
Pleural tumor biopsies are taken during semi-flexible pleuroscopy.
The flexible forceps was found to be unsuitable for grasping the tumor and removing a sufficient biopsy.
The flexible 1.7 mm cryoprobe, cooled by the ERBECRYO® 2, was able to freeze to the tumors and enables biopsies with superior quality and size.
Diagnosis and treatment:
Breast cancer dissemination;
The patient was qualified for chemo therapy.