Role of the Endobronchial Landmarks Guiding TBNA and EBUS-TBNA in Lung Cancer Staging

Background. Lung cancer is the leading cause of malignancy related mortality in the United States. Accurate staging of NSCLC influences therapeutic decisions. Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA (EBUS-TBNA) has been accepted as a procedure for the diagnos...

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Main Authors: S. Arias, Q. H. Liu, B. Frimpong, H. Lee, D. Feller-Kopman, L. Yarmus, K. P. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1652178