Endobronchial ultrasound with transbronchial needle aspiration for restaging the mediastinum in lung cancer

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  • F.J.F. Herth
  • J.T. Annema
  • R. Eberhardt
  • K. Yasufuku
  • A. Ernst
  • M. Krasnik
  • R.C. Rintoul
Purpose To investigate the sensitivity and accuracy of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for restaging the mediastinum after induction chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients and Methods One hundred twenty-four consecutive patients with tissue-proven stage IIIA-N2 disease who were treated with induction chemotherapy and who had undergone mediastinal restaging by EBUS-TBNA were reviewed. On the basis of computed tomography, 58 patients were classified as having stable disease and 66 were judged to have had a partial response. All patients subsequently underwent thoracotomy with attempted curative resection and a lymph node dissection regardless of EBUS-TBNA findings. Results Persistent nodal metastases were detected by using EBUS-TBNA in 89 patients (72%). Of the 35 patients in whom no metastases were assessed by EBUS-TBNA, 28 were found to have residual stage IIIA-N2 disease at thoracotomy. The majority (91%) of these false negative results were due to nodal sampling error rather than detection error. Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy of EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal restaging after induction chemotherapy were 76%, 100%, 100%, 20%, and 77%, respectively. Conclusion EBUS-TBNA is a sensitive, specific, accurate, and minimally invasive test for mediastinal restaging of patients with NSCLC. However, because of the low negative predictive value, tumor-negative findings should be confirmed by surgical staging before thoracotomy
Udgivelsesdato: 2008/7/10
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Clinical Oncology
Vol/bind26
Udgave nummer20
Sider (fra-til)3346-3350
Antal sider4
ISSN0732-183X
StatusUdgivet - 2008

Bibliografisk note

Times Cited: 2Proceedings PaperEnglishHerth, F. J. FUniv Heidelberg, Dept Internal Med Pneumol & Crit Care Med, Thoraxklin, Amalienstr 5, D-69126 Heidelberg, GermanyCited References Count: 23331XUAMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY2318 MILL ROAD, STE 800, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 USAALEXANDRIA

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