Endoscopic Ultrasonography-guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Computed Tomography-negative and Positron Emission Tomography-positive Mediastinal Lymph Node in a Patient with Recurrent Lung Cancer.
- Author:
Hansoo KIM
1
;
Su Jin CHUNG
;
Sang Gyun KIM
;
Joo Sung KIM
;
Hyun Chae JUNG
;
In Sung SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. harley1333@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endoscopic ultrasonography;
Fine needle aspiration;
Lymph node;
Metastasis;
Lung cancer
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Diagnosis;
Electrons*;
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration;
Endosonography;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung Neoplasms*;
Lung*;
Lymph Nodes*;
Mediastinoscopy;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Gut and Liver
2007;1(1):90-92
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Biopsy is required to confirm lymph node (LN) metastasis in position emission tomography (PET)-positive LN due to the low specificity of PET. Currently, invasive surgical techniques such as mediastinoscopy or mediastinotomy are standard procedures for obtaining LN specimen. It would be desirable to have a less invasive way of sampling suspicious LN. Herein, we report a case of successful endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for the diagnosis of CT-negative and PET-positive LN that was found after curative resection in lung cancer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description in Korea to perform EUS-FNA for the evaluation of metastatic LN during the follow-up period after lung cancer resection.
