EBUS may arise as an initial time saving procedure in patients who are suspected to have small cell lung cancer

Ozturk A., Demirci N., Aktas Z., Demirag F., Alagoz A., Alici I. O., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.517-523, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/crj.12556
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.517-523
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: endobronchial ultrasound, flexible bronchoscopy, small cell lung cancer, transbronchial needle aspiration, TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION, ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND, DIAGNOSIS, METAANALYSIS, CARCINOMA, YIELD
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundSmall cell lung cancer (SCLC) commonly presents as hilar/mediastinal masses. In some occasions, conventional flexible bronchoscopy fails and a substantial amount of time is lost until establishing the diagnosis.