Open AccessThe utility of endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration in lymphoma
Author(s) -
Fayez Kheir,
Ahmad Itani,
Omar Assasa,
Abdul Hamid Alraiyes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.175884
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , sarcoidosis , cochrane library , radiology , lymphoproliferative disorders , lung cancer , medline , clinical trial , meta analysis , political science , law
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure that has a well-established role in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. This technology is also widely used for the diagnosis of mediastinal masses and cysts as well as other inflammatory disorders such as sarcoidosis. However, the utility of this procedure in the diagnosis and subclassification of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) is not clear. We performed a systematic review to evaluate EBUS-TBNA use in LPDs.