EBUS-TBNA might be a feasible option for most patients with NSCLC for whom histologic assessment of the mediastinum is necessary.
The rates of nondiagnostic and false-negative biopsy findings using EBUS-TBNA were low, small subcentimeter nodes could be routinely biopsied, and most patients with a radiographically positive mediastinum had their disease pathologically confirmed.
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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