The role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the differential diagnosis of isolated mediastinal and/or hilar lymphadenopathy.

EBUS-TBNA has high-diagnostic efficiency in the differential diagnosis of IMHL. The number and size of lymph node stations can provide useful information for differential diagnosis. Clinical follow-up can be a more beneficial approach in patients with reactive and anthracotic lymph nodes before invasive sampling.