Clinical Characteristics of False-Positive Lymph Node on Chest CT or PET-CT Confirmed by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Lung Cancer.
Jongmin LeeYoung Kyoon KimYe Young SeoEun Kyoung ChoiDong Soo LeeYeon Sil KimSook Hee HongJin Hyoung KangKyo Young LeeJae Kil ParkSook Whan SungHyun Bin KimMi Sun ParkHyeon Woo YimSeung Joon KimPublished in: Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases (2018)
These findings suggest that lung cancer staging should be done more carefully when a patient has clinically benign lymph node characteristics including older age, squamous cell carcinoma, and benign lung conditions.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- lymph node
- pet ct
- squamous cell carcinoma
- fine needle aspiration
- positron emission tomography
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- computed tomography
- case report
- physical activity
- middle aged
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- community dwelling
- locally advanced
- magnetic resonance
- radiation therapy