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ArticleLung cancer management2021

Lymphadenopathy and granulomas: benignancy of malignancy and differential diagnosis with endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle biopsy 19G needle fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

Paul Zarogoulidis, Dimitris Hatzibougias, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Dimitris Matthaios, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Haidong Huang, Chong Bai, Stavros Tryfon, Maria Saroglou, Bojan Zaric and 2 more

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12 authors.

Paul Zarogoulidis3 University Surgery Department, AHEPA University General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5119-2207
Dimitris HatzibougiasMicrodiagnostics Private Pathology Laboratory, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kosmas TsakiridisThoracic Surgery Department, 'Interbalkan' European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitris MatthaiosOncology Department, General Hospital of Rhodos, Rhodos, Greece.
Wolfgang Hohenforst-SchmidtDepartment of Cardiology/Pulmonology/Intensive Care/Nephrology, Sana Clinic Group Franken, 'Hof' Clinics, University of Erlangen, Hof, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-0632
Haidong HuangDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China.
Chong BaiDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China.
Stavros TryfonPulmonary Department (NHS), 'G Papanikolaou' General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria SaroglouPulmonary Department (NHS), 'G Papanikolaou' General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Bojan ZaricFaculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Ioannis BoujkovinasOncology Department, 'Bioclinic' Private Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Chrisanthi KarapantzouEar, Nose & Throat (ENT) Department, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

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Abstract

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a very useful tool for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy of the mediastinum. Nowadays, EBUS can substitute video-assisted thoracic surgery when a 19G needle is used. Several studies have provided data for efficient diagnosis not only for lung cancer, but for also sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and lymphoma. We present five cases of EBUS-transbronchial needle biopsy 19G needle used for the diagnosis of mediastinum lymphadenopathy. We present not only the pathological diagnosis, but also the steps for the differential clinical and pathological differential diagnosis for sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, cancer metastasis, respiratory infection and lymphoma.

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EBUSlymphomasarcoidodistuberculosis

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PMCPMC8369527

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