Open AccessEndobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of non-lymph node thoracic lesions
Author(s) -
Huizhen Yang,
Heng Zhao,
David H. Garfield,
Jinfang Teng,
Baohui Han,
Jiayuan Sun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.105714
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , lymph node , malignancy , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , mediastinal lymph node , lung , bronchoscopy , lymph , pathology , biopsy , metastasis , cancer
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has shown excellent diagnostic capabilities for mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. However, its value in thoracic non-lymph node lesions is less clear. This study was designed to assess the value of EBUS-TBNA in distinguishing malignant from benign thoracic non-lymph node lesions.