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 broncho- genic cancer or other metastatic cancers. OBJECTIVE: Our study had the principal objective to evaluate the positivity of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). METHOD: We evaluated retrospectively the effectiveness of all TBNA done in 74 consecutive patients. Forty-nine patients were male and the median age was 59. We used Wang-needles, 21-gauge (Bard, USA), and the same technique described for different authors. Of the 74 patients evaluated, 11(15%) showed mediastinal mass and 65 (85%) hilar mass. We observed 76 endoscopic abnormalities. RESULTS: According to the classification of the specimens, we had 32/74 (43%) unsatisfactory specimens, 34/74 (46%) satisfactory and diagnostic specimens, and 8/74(11%) satisfactory and non-diagnostic specimens. Thirty four (46%) of the examinations were found to be positive out of the total amount of specimens. Of the positive results, 30/34 specimens (88%) contained malignant disease. Small-cell carcinoma was the most frequent finding, with 10/34 cases (29%); squamous cell carcinoma 7/34 (21%); adenocarcinoma 7/34 (21%), non- -small cell carcinoma 6/34 (17%); sarcoidosis 2/34 (6%) and tuberculosis 2/34 (6%). CONCLUSION: Our study indicated that this method is safe, easy to per- form, with a minimum of complications and useful for the diagnosis and staging of pulmonary neoplasms.
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 broncho- genic cancer or other metastatic cancers. OBJECTIVE: Our study had the principal objective to evaluate the positivity of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). METHOD: We evaluated retrospectively the effectiveness of all TBNA done in 74 consecutive patients. Forty-nine patients were male and the median age was 59. We used Wang-needles, 21-gauge (Bard, USA), and the same technique described for different authors. Of the 74 patients evaluated, 11(15%) showed mediastinal mass and 65 (85%) hilar mass. We observed 76 endoscopic abnormalities. RESULTS: According to the classification of the specimens, we had 32/74 (43%) unsatisfactory specimens, 34/74 (46%) satisfactory and diagnostic specimens, and 8/74(11%) satisfactory and non-diagnostic specimens. Thirty four (46%) of the examinations were found to be positive out of the total amount of specimens. Of the positive results, 30/34 specimens (88%) contained malignant disease. Small-cell carcinoma was the most frequent finding, with 10/34 cases (29%); squamous cell carcinoma 7/34 (21%); adenocarcinoma 7/34 (21%), non- -small cell carcinoma 6/34 (17%); sarcoidosis 2/34 (6%) and tuberculosis 2/34 (6%). CONCLUSION: Our study indicated that this method is safe, easy to per- form, with a minimum of complications and useful for the diagnosis and staging of pulmonary neoplasms.
Authors: Luiz Henrique Araujo; Clarissa Baldotto; Gilberto de Castro; Artur Katz; Carlos Gil Ferreira; Clarissa Mathias; Eldsamira Mascarenhas; Gilberto de Lima Lopes; Heloisa Carvalho; Jaques Tabacof; Jeovany Martínez-Mesa; Luciano de Souza Viana; Marcelo de Souza Cruz; Mauro Zukin; Pedro De Marchi; Ricardo Mingarini Terra; Ronaldo Albuquerque Ribeiro; Vladmir Cláudio Cordeiro de Lima; Gustavo Werutsky; Carlos Henrique Barrios Journal: J Bras Pneumol Date: 2018 Jan-Feb Impact factor: 2.624