Initial Experience on Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer

Background and objective It has been proven that endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was a new minimally invasive method in the diagnosis for mediastinal lymph nodes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic and staging yield of EBUS-TBNA for lung...

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Main Authors: Ting YE, Fu YANG, Xiaoyang LUO, Jianhua ZHOU, Liqing FENG, Bo PING, Xian ZHOU, Haiquan CHEN, Hong HU, Lei SHEN
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association 2010-05-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.lungca.org/index.php?journal=01&page=article&op=viewFile&path[]=10.3779%2Fj.issn.1009-3419.2010.05.11&path[]=1477