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Review
. 2013 Sep;34(3):385-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2013.06.003. Epub 2013 Jul 12.

EBUS-TBNA/staging of lung cancer

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EBUS-TBNA/staging of lung cancer

David I Fielding et al. Clin Chest Med. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

In the staging of mediastinal lymph nodes before lung cancer surgery, endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspirations (EBUS-TBNA) have proven to be highly sensitive and specific as well as safe. Although positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been a major development in the preoperative workup of patients with lung cancer, EBUS-TBNA has superior test performance and PET/CT cannot be regarded as a substitute for tissue sampling with EBUS-TBNA. In general, EBUS-TBNA staging is needed for any patient with CT nodes greater than 1 cm in short axis, or PET-positive mediastinal nodes.

Keywords: Endobronchial ultrasound; Lung cancer; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Transbronchial needle aspiration.

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