Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle biopsy for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in patients with extrathoracic malignancies

Senturk, Aysegul; Kilic, Hatice; Hezer, Habibe; Karaduman Yalcin, Funda; HASANOĞLU, HATİCE

doi:10.3906/sag-1309-127

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle biopsy for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in patients with extrathoracic malignancies

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Senturk A., Kilic H., Hezer H., Karaduman Yalcin F., HASANOĞLU H. C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.44, no.6, pp.989-995, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 44 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1309-127
Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Page Numbers: pp.989-995

Abstract

Background/aim: Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is common in extrathoracic malignancies and should not always be considered a metastatic lesion. The purpose of this study is to determine the diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle biopsy (EBUS-TBNA) in patients with extrathoracic malignancies.