Spectrum of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy: An Experience at Tertiary Care Center

Introduction: Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TransbronchialNeedle Aspiration (EBUS TBNA) is a new minimally invasivetechnique presently used for evaluating mediastinal lesions. Ithas also proved to be valuable for the lymphnode (LN) stagingof lung cancer,as well as for the primary diagnosis of unclearmediastinal lesionsMaterial and Methods: EBUS-FNAs from mediastinal lymphnodes were retrospectively reviewed from January 2020 toJanuary 2022 and their findings were correlated with thehistology.Results: A total of 60 cases were obtained. Out of which, 3cases were non diagnostic, and 57 cases were diagnostic.Three cases were reactive hyperplasia, seventeen weregranulomatous lymphadenitis and thirty-seven cases werepositive for malignant cells. Out of the thirty-seven positivecases for malignant cells, a biopsy was received in 29 of themand 27 cases showed positive histological correlation.Conclusion: EBUS-FNA is a rapid, safe, and effective methodthat can be used routinely to diagnose mediastinal lesions.