Does anthracosis reported in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration exclude metastasis?

EROL S., Anar C., Erer O. F., Aydogdu Z., Aktogu S.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, vol.20, no.1, pp.12-16, 2018 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_5_18
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.12-16
  • Keywords: Anthracosis, endobronchial ultrasound-guided, interventional pulmonology, thoracic cancer, MEDIASTINAL LYMPH-NODE, CELL LUNG-CANCER, EXTRATHORACIC MALIGNANCY, EBUS-TBNA, BRONCHIAL ANTHRACOFIBROSIS, LYMPHADENOPATHY, TUBERCULOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, UTILITY, PROVEN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In some studies, it has been hypothesized that anthracotic pigmentation in mediastinal lymph nodes is a sign of benign conditions and excludes metastasis from thoracic and extrathoracic malignancies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of mediastinal lymph node anthracosis in cancer patients who underwent endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).