Open AccessEchoendoscopic appearance of mediastinal metastasis from papillary renal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Piro Roberto,
Tonelli Roberto,
Cavazza Alberto,
Taddei Sofia,
Clini Enrico,
Facciolongo Nicola
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.13704
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , mediastinum , abdomen , renal cell carcinoma , metastasis , nodule (geology) , papillary renal cell carcinomas , medical history , bronchoscopy , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , biopsy , pathology , cancer , paleontology , biology
Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) is being increasingly used in the diagnostic workup of mediastinal diseases. Here, we report a patient with cystic lesions located in the mediastinum, the sampling of which facilitated the diagnosis of renal neoplasm. This paper confirms the usefulness and safety of EBUS/TBNA on cystic lesions and describes a rare presentation of intrathoracic metastases from carcinoma of the kidney.