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

Ozturk, Ayperi; Demirci, NİLGÜN; Aktas, Zafer; Demirag, Funda; Alagoz, Ali; Alici, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Aydin

doi:10.1111/crj.12556

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, Scopus)

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.