Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jun 2016
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes detected on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration is of diagnostic value in hilar/mediastinal (N1/N2) lymph node staging. We assessed the utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in lung cancer patients with N1/N2 lymph nodes detected on (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. ⋯ Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration accurately diagnoses N1/N2 disease detected on (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.