Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in intrathoracic lymphadenopathy with extrathoracic malignancy

BACKGROUND: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for the diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymph is poorly studied in patients with extrathoracic malignancies. AIM: To evaluate the value of EBUS-TBNA for the diagnosis of enlarged intrathoracic lymph nodes in patients with extrathoracic malignancies. METHODS: ), and without a definitive diagnosis. Sensitivity, negative predictive value (NPV) for malignancy, and overall accuracy were calculated. Complications were recorded. RESULTS: = 0.013) were independently associated with malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. No characteristics of the lymph nodes and EBUS-TBNA were associated with the location of malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, and no major complication was observed. CONCLUSION: EBUS-TBNA is a simple and accurate procedure for the diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy with extrathoracic malignancy.