Handling and standardization of EBUS needle aspiration in NSCLC patients: The value of the cell block, a monoinstitutional experience.

Paola ParenteCristiano CarbonelliGiovanni BiancofioreAndi SukthiConcetta Martina Di MiccoMatteo VairoPaolo FusoMarco TaurchiniPaolo Graziano

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2022)

Careful cytological smear management together with the handling and standardization of CB obtained from EBUS-TBNA could represent an effective method to increase the adequacy of the tumor specimen for both diagnosis and molecular profile.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ultrasound guided
small cell lung cancer
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary tuberculosis
stem cells
advanced non small cell lung cancer
mesenchymal stem cells
mycobacterium tuberculosis