Context Mediastinal nodal staging is recommended for patients with resectable non–small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Surgical staging has limitations, which results in the performance …

BACKGROUND: Exhaled breath contains thousands of gaseous volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) that may be used as non-invasive markers of lung disease. The electronic nose …

… In 2003, Annema et al. published the first case study with EUS-FNA for mediastinal restaging
in 19 NSCLC patients with N2 disease who had been treated with induction chemotherapy. …

Transbronchial cryobiopsies (TBCB) have recently been introduced as a promising and safer
alternative to surgical lung biopsy in the diagnostic approach to diffuse parenchymal lung …

… Annema et al21 reported a sensitivity of 75% and an accuracy of 83% in a series of 19
patients. More recently, Varadarajulu et al22 reported that EUS-FNA had an accuracy of 86 …

Importance Tissue verification of noncaseating granulomas is recommended for the diagnosis
of sarcoidosis. Bronchoscopy with transbronchial lung biopsies, the current diagnostic …

Background: Endosonography [endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration
and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration] is …

Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and
Trans-esophageal Ultrasound Scanning with Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) are important, …

Purpose The diagnosis and staging of lung cancer critically depends on surgical procedures.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) –guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is an accurate, safe, …

BACKGROUND: Obtaining a tissue diagnosis of malignancy is challenging in patients with
suspected lung cancer presenting with centrally located intrapulmonary masses. OBJECTIVE…