EBUS FNA very good at finding lymph node mets from extrathoracic malignancy
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In 161 patients with known extrathoracic malignancy and enlarged hilar/mediastinal lymph nodes, endobronchial ultrasound FNA was very helpful at identifying metastasis to the chest. EBUS found lymph node mets in 44% of the patients and a new lung cancer in 12%. Sarcoidosis was discovered in 9%. Neal et al followed-up these 161 patients for 6 months to allow an alternative diagnosis (i.e., undiscovered metastasis) to manifest if the EBUS initially was negative.
EBUS FNA very good at finding lymph node mets from extrathoracic malignancy
EBUS FNA very good at finding lymph node mets…
EBUS FNA very good at finding lymph node mets from extrathoracic malignancy
In 161 patients with known extrathoracic malignancy and enlarged hilar/mediastinal lymph nodes, endobronchial ultrasound FNA was very helpful at identifying metastasis to the chest. EBUS found lymph node mets in 44% of the patients and a new lung cancer in 12%. Sarcoidosis was discovered in 9%. Neal et al followed-up these 161 patients for 6 months to allow an alternative diagnosis (i.e., undiscovered metastasis) to manifest if the EBUS initially was negative.
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