Ultrasound-Guided Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Reliable Tool in Diagnosis and Molecular Profiling of Lung Masses
Rodriguez EF, Pastorello R, Osmani L, Hopkins M, Kryatova M, Kawamoto S, Maleki Z. Ultrasound-Guided Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Reliable Tool in Diagnosis and Molecular Profiling of Lung Masses. Acta Cytologica 2019, 64: 208-215. PMID: 31362293, DOI: 10.1159/000501421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung massPulmonary adenocarcinomaMedical recordsTransthoracic fine needle aspirationConcurrent core biopsyAdvanced stage diseaseInstitutional review board approvalMajority of patientsTransthoracic needle aspirationCarcinoma/adenocarcinomaPatients' medical recordsFine-needle aspirationReview board approvalStage diseaseCommon diagnosisMean agePulmonary lesionsCore biopsyMalignant diagnosisNeedle aspirationPrior historyCytologic diagnosisInvasive proceduresBoard approvalCytology specimens