Sampling pleural nodules with an EBUS scope: A novel application. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kassirer, Michael; Wiesen, Jonathan; Atlan, Karine; Avriel, Avital
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 25(2018)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 38
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.06.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: Convex endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (C-EBUS-TBNA) has become an essential modality for diagnosis and staging of hilar, mediastinal, and central pulmonary lesions. A Trans-thoracic pleural biopsy is the accepted practice for diagnosing pleural nodules. However, the diagnostic yield of a pleural biopsy is limited and surgical procedures pose a greater risk. We report a unique case of using a C- EBUS scope for the diagnosis of pleural nodules and mediastinal lymph node metastasis in a man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.