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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Jun 2002
[Transbronchial needle aspiration in diagnosing mediastinal and hilar tuberculous lymphadenopathy].
- Fu Rong, Su Guo, Liuer Zuo, and Juanping Chen.
- The First People's Hospital, Shunde, Guangdong 528300 China.
- Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2002 Jun 1;25(6):330-2.
ObjectiveTo study the application of transbronchial needle aspiration(TBNA) in the diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar tuberculous lymphadenopathy.MethodsBrochoscopic examination was carried out in 24 patients with computed tomography confirmed mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, but without signs of lung or airway tuberculosis. TBNA was performed and at least two prominent lesions were biopsied. Cytological needle aspiration was done for all diseased sites, while some lesions were also sampled by histological needles.ResultsPathologic diagnosis was made in 18 patients showing tissue necrosis and granuloma, cases being acid fast positive. There were no serious complications.ConclusionTBNA is a useful and convenient technique in the diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar tuberculous lymphadenopathy.
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