Relationship between endobronchial ultrasound-guided (EBUS)-transbronchial needle aspiration utility and computed tomography staging, node size at EBUS, and positron emission tomography scan node standard uptake values: A retrospective analysis.
Clare MarchandAndrew R L MedfordPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2017)
The use of EBUS-TBNA meant that distant metastatic biopsy was avoided in 81% of cases, performing well irrespective of cancer stage, node size, and facilitating mutation testing. Neck ultrasound failed to detect N3 disease in patients with bulky mediastinal disease. EBUS-TBNA had a sensitivity of 33% for metastases in PET negative nodes, highlighting PET limitations.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- lymph node
- fine needle aspiration
- pet ct
- sentinel lymph node
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pet imaging
- squamous cell carcinoma
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- small cell lung cancer
- dual energy
- papillary thyroid
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell
- radiation therapy
- early stage
- rectal cancer