Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of metastases in nonpalpable supraclavicular lymph nodes in lung cancer patients

KENDIRLINAN, Resat; OZKAN, Gulcihan; Bayram, MEHMET; Bakan, Nur; TUTAR, Mehmet; GUR, Aygun; CAMSARI, Gungor

doi:10.1186/2049-6958-6-4-220

Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of metastases in nonpalpable supraclavicular lymph nodes in lung cancer patients

KENDIRLINAN R., OZKAN G., Bayram M., Bakan N. D., TUTAR M., GUR A., ...More

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, vol.6, no.4, pp.220-225, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 6 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1186/2049-6958-6-4-220
Journal Name: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.220-225
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: To assess frequency and significance of enlarged nonpalpable supraclavicular lymph nodes with routine ultrasound (US) evaluation and US-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for the diagnosis and staging of patients with lung cancer.