The role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in stereotactic body radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
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none13siOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) candidates and compare with computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET). METHODS: Inclusion criteria for this single institutional retrospective study were 1) biopsy-proven or suspicious NSCLC with diameter <6 cm; 2) no distant metastasis; 3) EBUS-TBNA staging between April 2008 and November 2014; 4) SBRT eligible. CT and PET positive nodes were defined as short axis ≧1 cm and standardized uptake value ≧2.5, respectively. Node positive by clinical-pathologic confirmation (NPCP) was defined as confirmed malignancy by EBUS-TBNA or recurrence in h...
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