Open AccessCombined use of EUS-guided FNA and immunocytochemical stains discloses metastatic and unusual diseases in the evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy of unknown etiology
Author(s) -
Mohamad A. Eloubeidi,
Ali Khan,
Letícia P. Luz,
Ami Linder,
Daniel M. Moreira,
David R. Crowe,
Isam A. Eltoum
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.4103/1817-1737.94527
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , fine needle aspiration , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , radiology , metastatic carcinoma , lymphoma , pathology , carcinoma , biopsy
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy (ML) is a cause for concern, especially in patients with previous malignancy. We report our experience with the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) with immunocytochemical stains in patients being evaluated for ML.