Abstract:
Objective To discusse the transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) application in etio-diagnose cavity lung tumor appearance and N staging.
Methods Out of 124 lung cancer patients who underwent TBNA, 86 patients with mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node lesions underwent TBNA for lymph node. All patients were divided into two groups: Group A (normal mucosal changes) and Group B (suspected mucosal changes). Biopsy, TBNA, and brushing were performed. Logistic regression analyses were adjusted for endobronchial visibility, the number of puncture for each position, distance from carina, and tumor size.
Results TBNA had 75.80% positive diagnostic rate, which is better than that for bronchial brushing and clamp biopsies. (P < 0.001) In 86 patients with mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node lesions in the CT scan of chest, TBNA for the lymph node has a 73.60% successful rate and the positive rate is 71.70%.The positive rate of TBNA is related to pathological types, the number of puncture for each position, distance from carina, and tumor size.
Conclusion TBNA is quite helpful diagnosing and staging an etio-diagnosis of cavity lung tumor.