Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer

TY - JOUR

T1 - Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer

AU - Colella, Sara

AU - Vilmann, Peter

AU - Konge, Lars

AU - Clementsen, Paul Frost

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - We reviewed the role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and esophageal ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the pretherapeutic assessment of patients with proven or suspected lung cancer. EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA have been shown to have a good diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. In the future, these techniques in combination with positron emission tomography/computed tomographic may replace surgical staging in patients with suspected and proven lung cancer, but until then surgical staging remains the gold standard for adequate preoperative evaluation.

AB - We reviewed the role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and esophageal ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the pretherapeutic assessment of patients with proven or suspected lung cancer. EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA have been shown to have a good diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. In the future, these techniques in combination with positron emission tomography/computed tomographic may replace surgical staging in patients with suspected and proven lung cancer, but until then surgical staging remains the gold standard for adequate preoperative evaluation.

U2 - 10.4103/2303-9027.144510

DO - 10.4103/2303-9027.144510

M3 - Review

C2 - 25485267

SN - 2303-9027

VL - 3

SP - 205

EP - 212

JO - Endoscopic Ultrasound

JF - Endoscopic Ultrasound

IS - 4

ER -