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The authors report their experience of transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung based on 68 consecutive cases from 1984 to 1990. In 55 cases significant data has been found: in 44 cases the diagnosis was exact, instead in other 11 cases it was only indicative. The overall complications were 11.7% and in particular were as follow: pneumothorax in 5 cases, hemoptysis in 2 cases and a temporary Horner syndrome in one case. The authors conclude by confirming the utility of transthoracic needle biopsy of intrathoracic tumors in which there is not other way to obtain a diagnosis. This technique is reliable and its complications can be disregarded.
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