Conclusions EBUS guided TBNA, in our experience, is a reliable technique for staging of lung cancers, and investigation of unexplained mediastinal lymphadenopathy and masses. LBC reduces the number of slides from 7.5 per case to 1 slide, reducing time required for diagnosis. (Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu [...]

S. E. H. Cameron, R.S. Andrade and S.E. Pambuccian Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology: a state of the art review Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a recently developed, accurate, safe and cost-effective technique that allows sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes and peribronchial lesions including pulmonary and mediastinal lesions. Its major indications are [...]

Authors: Reich JM PMID: 20051415 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Chest) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources. Source: MedWorm: Sarcoidosis

Authors: Ferrer G, Khosla R PMID: 20051416 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Chest) Source: MedWorm: Sarcoidosis

Staging for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) requires accurate assessment of the mediastinal lymph nodes which determines treatment and outcome. As radiological staging is limited by its specificity and sensitivity, it is necessary to sample the mediastinal nodes. Traditionally, mediastinoscopy has been used for evaluation of the mediastinum especially when radical treatment is contemplated, although [...]