The author reviewed 36 cases of misdiagnosis in 533 cases of Surgical chest diseases which were operated during past 5 years in Department of Thoracic Surgery in Busan University Hospital. The detail of cases are as follows; 11 of 162 cases in pulmona...
The author reviewed 36 cases of misdiagnosis in 533 cases of Surgical chest diseases which were operated during past 5 years in Department of Thoracic Surgery in Busan University Hospital. The detail of cases are as follows; 11 of 162 cases in pulmonary tuberculosis, 5 of 133 cases in empyema, 3 of 29 cases of mediastinal tumor and 7 of 155 cases of miscellaneous. rate of misdiagnosis in all cases was 6.5%. The author further discussed the factor of misdiagnosis in these cases and some diseases which were needed differential diagnosis.