Efficacy of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Lymph Node Metastases from Extrathoracic Malignancies
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.95-99, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ejp.2017.08870
- Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-99
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Intrathoracic lymph node enlargement is common among patients with extrathoracic malignancies. While endobronchial ultrasound- guided-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is often used for diagnosing mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes and for staging lung cancer, there are still a few studies demonstrating the use of EBUS-TBNA for determining intrathoracic metastases from extrathoracic malignancies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of EBUS-TBNA for the diagnosis of extrathoracic malignancies.