1. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Lymph Node Staging in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Nonoperable Patients Pursuing Radiotherapy as a Primary Treatment 
Takahiro Nakajima, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, PhD, Mio Nakajima, MD, PhD, Masayuki Baba, MD, PhD, Kyosan Yoshikawa, MD, PhD, Tadashi Kamada, MD, PhD, Kenzo Hiroshima, MD, PhD, Yukio Nakatani, MD, PhD, Takehiko Fujisawa, MD, PhD, Ichiro Yoshino, MD, PhD 
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 
Volume 5, Issue 5, Pages (May 2010)
DOI: /JTO.0b013e3181d35627
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2. FIGURE 1
Chest computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET)-CT, endobronchial ultrasound-guided (EBUS) images, and cytology in a patient with clinical N0 non-small cell lung cancer. Although the size of the lymph node was 5 mm in the short axis (A), 11C-methionine-PET-CT showed abnormal accumulation in the no. 4R lymph node (B). EBUS-TBNA from lymph node station 4R (no. 4R) with short axis of 3.7 mm (C) revealed adenocarcinoma (D) and therefore diagnosed as N2 disease.
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3. FIGURE 2
Chest computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET)-CT, endobronchial ultrasound-guided (EBUS) images, and cytology in a patient with clinical N3 non-small cell lung cancer. Significant mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy was observed on chest CT (A). FDG-PET showed abnormal accumulations in the enlarged lymph nodes (B). Multiple lymph node stations were aspirated by EBUS-TBNA (C), but results of cytology revealed only the presence of normal lymphocytes (D). The patient underwent carbon ion therapy.
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2010 5, DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e3181d35627)
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