• Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi · May 2010

    [Diagnostic value of transbronchial needle aspiration and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer patients].

    • Song Zhang, Hongli Yi, Shujuan Jiang, Yuantang Li, and Yongkang Wang.
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China.
    • Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi. 2010 May 1;13(5):447-50.

    Background And ObjectiveTransbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA (EBUS-TBNA) have been applied to the diagnosis for mediastinal lymph nodes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical value and safety of TBNA and EBUS-TBNA on hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes of lung cancer patients.MethodsTwo hundred fifty patients with suspected lung cancer were enrolled. All petients with hilar and/or m lymphoadenopa-ediastinal thy found by CT scan received TBNA, biopsy and brushing. EBUS-TBNA was performed in 15 patients among them.ResultsLung cancer were confirmed in 180 patients by TBNA, biopsy and brushing. The positive rates were 82.86%, 51.24% and 45.45%. Fifteen patients after EBUS-TBNA had a positive rate of 91.67%.ConclusionTBNA and EBUS-TBNA were proved to be safe procedure with a high yield for the diagnosis ofhilar and mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer patients.

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