The role of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected lung metastases in a developing country
Wagener, M., Peer, N., Sheik-Gafoor, M. (2021). The role of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected lung metastases in a developing country. EKB Journal Management System, 17(1), -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00123-6
Mark Wagener; Nasheeta Peer; Mahomed Hoosen Sheik-Gafoor. "The role of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected lung metastases in a developing country". EKB Journal Management System, 17, 1, 2021, -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00123-6
Wagener, M., Peer, N., Sheik-Gafoor, M. (2021). 'The role of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected lung metastases in a developing country', EKB Journal Management System, 17(1), pp. -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00123-6
Wagener, M., Peer, N., Sheik-Gafoor, M. The role of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected lung metastases in a developing country. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 17(1): -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00123-6

The role of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected lung metastases in a developing country

Annals of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2021  XML PDF (744.84 K)
DOI: 10.1186/s43159-021-00123-6
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Authors
Mark Wagener email orcid ; Nasheeta Peerorcid ; Mahomed Hoosen Sheik-Gafoor
Abstract
Background
Accurate diagnosis of lung lesions appearing on computed tomographic (CT) imaging in children with solid organ malignancies can be difficult. Therefore, this study aimed to determine, in a developing country setting, (1) the utility of thoracoscopic lung biopsy for assessment of suspected lung metastases in solid organ malignancies, and (2) the pathology of biopsied lesions suspected to be malignancies. The electronic records of all patients with solid organ malignancies who underwent thoracoscopic lung biopsies for suspected metastases at a tertiary hospital in South Africa between January 2012 and December 2017 were analysed retrospectively.
Results
A total of 29 thoracoscopic biopsies were taken from 25 patients. In eight biopsies (27.6%), viable metastatic tumour was identified; in one, a completely necrotic tumour was found. Seven patients (28.0%) were found to have infective aetiologies which required alternative therapies: of these, three patients had tuberculosis; three had bronchopneumonia and one had a fungal lung infection. Other findings included haemorrhagic infarction ( = 1); non-specific fibrosis ( = 1) and reactive lymph node ( = 1). In ten biopsies (34.5%), no lesion was found on thoracoscopy.
Conclusions
Thoracoscopy was found to improve the management of children with solid organ malignancies and suspected metastases. Thoracoscopy enabled many patients to avoid additional chemotherapy and radiotherapy and its negative consequences and enabled therapy for specific benign pathologies including infections.
Keywords
Thoracoscopic lung biopsy; Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS); Solid organ malignancy; children; Nephroblastoma; Lung metastases
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