A 62 year old previous shipyard worker complains of breathlessness and chest pain for 6 nomths. He has now developed a large pleural effusion. Which is the single best diagnostic investigation?
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The key is D. Pleural biopsy. [Shipyard worker is exposed to asbestos and the likely diagnosis here is mesothelioma for which single best investigation is pleural biopsy].
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