Comparison of the Yield of Different Diagnostic Procedures for Cellular Differentiation and Genetic Profiling of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Amr S. Albanna, MD, Goulnar Kasymjanova, MD, Chantal Robitaille, PhD, Victor Cohen, MD, Guilherme Brandao, MD, Carmela Pepe, MD, David Small, MD, Jason Agulnik, MD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages 1120-1125 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000230 Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Population selection. BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; TBNA, conventional transbronchial needle aspirate; TTNA, CT guided transthoracic needle aspirate. *Includes endobronchial and core needle biopsies. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2014 9, 1120-1125DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000230) Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Proportions of cellular subtypes determined in surgical and nonsurgical specimens. NSCLC-NOS, non–small-cell lung cancer not otherwise specified. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2014 9, 1120-1125DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000230) Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions