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October 1, 2025The Japanese Journal of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous DisordersOpen Access

Biopsy-proven pleural lesion of sarcoidosis using video-assisted thoracic surgery

Mai Imao Takashi Inao Koichi Ito Yohei Takada Kazuya Monden K. Otsuka Daiki Masuya Chiho Obayashi Yujiro Suzuki

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Key Points

The aim is to showcase the effectiveness of video-assisted thoracic surgery in diagnosing pleural lesions of sarcoidosis.
Case report from a 40-year-old female with persistent cough and chest CT findings.
Performed video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lung biopsy.
Histological examination revealed numerous epithelioid cell granulomas.
CT and VATS findings were non-specific, showing only small nodules.
Final diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made based on pathology and negative acid-fast bacilli culture.
VATS is illustrated as useful for definitive diagnosis in pleural sarcoidosis.

Implication

Case report demonstrates effective diagnosis of pleural sarcoidosis lesions using VATS, suggesting its utility.

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Imao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba41e04e9516ffd37a1d62 https://doi.org/10.7878/jjsogd.45.1_2_49

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