Medical records from all patients who underwent HSCT and flexible bronchoscopy at the University of Michigan Medical Center between 2000 and 2015 were reviewed. All participants enrolled in the study ...
A lung biopsy may be used to diagnose lung cancer. There are many kinds of lung biopsies, but common ones include needle, transbronchial, and open. In some cases, prior tests like chest X-rays or CT ...
Carboplatin (C), paclitaxel (P) and gemcitabine (G) induction therapy followed by thoracic conformal radiation therapy (TCRT) with or without concurrent CP in stage IIIA/B non-small cell lung cancer ...
Increased EGFR Gene Copy Number Detected by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Predicts Outcome in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Cetuximab and Chemotherapy One hundred twenty-four ...
A variety of pathologic specimens may be obtained from the lung to evaluate non-neoplastic disorders ( Table 2-2). By bronchoscopy one may obtain transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies. Surgical ...
When a biopsy is needed to diagnose interstitial lung disease (ILD), starting with a less-invasive approach can reduce patient burden while still achieving a diagnostic yield similar to surgical lung ...
TBNA is a minimally invasive procedure that provides a nonsurgical means to diagnose and stage bronchogenic carcinoma by sampling the mediastinal lymph nodes. Applications of bronchoscopic needle ...