Transbronchial needle aspiration of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes Punção aspirativa transbrônquica por agulha de linfonodos hilares e mediastinais

Transbronchial needle aspiration of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes Punção aspirativa transbrônquica por agulha de linfonodos hilares e mediastinais

Background: Besides clarifying the etiology of unidentified lymphadenomegaly, puncturing hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes by a flexible bronchoscopic needle is an aid in diagnosing and staging bronchogenic cancer or other metastatic cancers. Objective: Our study had the principal objective to evalu...

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Main Authors: Deborah Lannes, Andréia Salarini Monteiro, Edson Toscano, Aureliano Cavalcanti, Marilene Nascimento, Paulo de Biasi, Mauro Zamboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Carcinoma brônquico
citologia
estadiamento
broncofibroscopia
metástases linfonodais
punção aspirativa transbrônquica com agulha
Lung cancer
cytology
staging
flexible bronchoscopy
lymph node metastases
transbronchial needle aspiration
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