The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of EBUS-TBNA for Intrathoracic Metastasis in Previously Treated Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.
Sheng-Ping LiZhen-Ming ZhangYu BaoLing-Xiao ZhouRui ZhaoJi-Man LiYe-Han ZhouXi ChenShang-Zhi HuWu-Song LiuPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2023)
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive procedure for assessing suspected intrathoracic metastasis in HNC patients after treatment. The intrathoracic metastasis detected by EBUS-TBNA has crucial prognostic significance in previously treated HNC patients.