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Intimal angiosarcoma of the thoracic aorta diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Primary malignant tumors of the aorta are extremely rare. They are frequently located in the abdominal aorta, followed by the thoracic aorta. Sarcomas are the most common histological type.
Liliana Fernández-Trujillo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Efficacy of Direct Cryobiopsy Specimen Retrieval Through the 3.0‐mm Working Channel of a Therapeutic Bronchoscope Using a 1.1‐mm Cryoprobe: A Multicentre Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesRespirology, EarlyView.
Safety and efficacy of direct 1.1‐mm cryobiopsy specimen retrieval through a 3.0‐mm therapeutic bronchoscope channel were evaluated. The technique achieved 87.5% overall diagnostic yield, produced specimens three times larger than forceps biopsy, and caused Grade 3 bleeding in only 2.1%.
Yuki Takigawa   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blizzard Sign as a specific endobronchial ultrasound image for ground glass opacity: A case report

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2014
We report a case of lung adenocarcinoma presenting as pure ground glass opacity (GGO) and diagnosed by bronchoscopy with the use endobronchial ultrasound with a guide sheath (EBUS-GS).
Shinji Sasada, M.D. Ph.D.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Five‐Year Trends in Biomarker Testing and Targeted Therapy for NSCLC: A Patient‐Initiated Nationwide Survey in Japan

open access: yesCancer Science, EarlyView.
This nationwide survey reveals that comprehensive multigene testing for advanced NSCLC has rapidly expanded in Japan, steadily increasing the use of targeted therapies for rare oncogenic drivers. Despite these diagnostic advancements, approximately 30% of patients consistently remain untested, highlighting a persistent clinical gap in real‐world ...
Satoshi Ikeda   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Endobronchial Ultrasound Imaging for Differentiating Metastatic Site Within a Mediastinal Lymph Node [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
:A newly developed endobronchial ultrasound processor system (EU-ME1; Olympus Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) improves the quality of ultrasound image by elevating cycles per minute.
Nakajima, Takahiro   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Combined pleuroscopy and endobronchial ultrasound for diagnosis and staging of suspected lung cancer

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
The standard approach to staging of lung cancer in patients with pleural effusion (clinical M1a) is thoracentesis followed by pleural biopsies if the cytologic analysis is negative. If pleural biopsy findings are negative, endobronchial ultrasound-guided
Macarena R. Vial   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anthracofibrosis: an under‐recognised mimic of malignancy and tuberculosis in a migrant population

open access: yesInternal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Anthracosis, usually regarded as a benign and uncommon bronchoscopic finding, was identified in 108 (9.9%) of 1154 bronchoscopy procedures at two Australian hospitals, with almost a third showing bronchial narrowing consistent with anthracofibrosis.
Wai Yiu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A randomized controlled trial evaluating airway inspection effectiveness during endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has revolutionized the evaluation of patients with mediastinal and hilar adenopathy.
Oakjones-Burgess, Karen   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Unusual diagnoses made by convex-probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

open access: yesPulmonology, 2018
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle biopsy (EBUS-TBNA) has proven to be an effective and minimally invasive tool to diagnose and stage lung cancer.
S. Fernandez-Bussy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving timeliness of lung cancer care through a rapid assessment clinic

open access: yesInternal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer improve survival. Guidelines from Australia and worldwide stipulate timeframes of care from referral. The Rapid Lung Assessment Clinic (RLAC) was established to fast‐track the diagnostic and treatment pathway, with a subsequent quality improvement initiative based on the initial analysis ...
Shakti V. Dabholkar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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