Flexible transbronchial needle aspiration for staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.
Chest
; 84(5): 571-6, 1983 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-6313305
ABSTRACT
Flexible transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) provides access to mediastinal lymph nodes, but its role in staging bronchogenic carcinoma is unknown. To determine the efficacy and safety of this procedure for staging the extent of mediastinal disease, the results of TBNA performed during fiberoptic bronchoscopy in 39 patients without known extrathoracic metastases were reviewed. Flexible TBNA was found to be a safe, effective method for determining the presence or absence of mediastinal metastases from bronchogenic carcinoma. Furthermore, TBNA results compare favorably with roentgenographic staging techniques, with the added advantage of providing cytopathologic information.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Biópsia por Agulha
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Carcinoma Broncogênico
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Ano de publicação:
1983
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Article