Open AccessUltrasound-Guided Tissue Core Biopsies in Supraclavicular Lymph Nodes in Patients with Suspected Thoracic Malignancies
Author(s) -
Jos A. Stigt,
James E. Boers,
Martijn F. Boomsma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000441301
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , radiology , supraclavicular lymph nodes , biopsy , ultrasound , lymph node , medical diagnosis , diagnostic accuracy , pathology , metastasis , cancer
Supraclavicular (SC) lymph node metastases are important in the analysis of thoracic malignancies for staging as well as for diagnosing purposes. Ultrasound (US) guidance visualises lesions very precisely, enabling tissue biopsies in real-time mode.
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