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Determinants of false-negative results in non-small-cell lung cancer staging by endobronchial ultrasound-guided needle aspiration

Friday, April 10, 2015

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Source Name: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/47/4/642.abstract

Author(s)

José Sanz-Santos, Mireia Serra, Miguel Gallego, Concepción Montón, Borja Cosio, Jaume Sauleda, Alberto Fernández-Villar, Ricardo García-Luján, Eduardo de Miguel, Rosa Cordovilla, Gonzalo Varela, Enrique Cases, Felipe Andreo, and Eduard Monsó

False-negative results of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in non-small-cell lung cancer staging were identified in 14% of 165 patients. Prevalence of false-negative results was low, when three satisfactory samples from mediastinal stations could be obtained and rose, when fewer adequate samples were available. Further, false-negative results were more frequent for left-sided tumors.