Transbronchial needle aspiration of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes Punção aspirativa transbrônquica por agulha de linfonodos hilares e mediastinais

Background: Besides clarifying the etiology of unidentified lymphadenomegaly, puncturing hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes by a flexible bronchoscopic needle is an aid in diagnosing and staging bronchogenic cancer or other metastatic cancers. Objective: Our study had the principal objective to evalu...

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Main Authors: Deborah Lannes, Andréia Salarini Monteiro, Edson Toscano, Aureliano Cavalcanti, Marilene Nascimento, Paulo de Biasi, Mauro Zamboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-21592007000500001