Transbronchial needle aspiration
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- symposium
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Thoracic Imaging
- Vol. 2 (2) , 33-40
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-198704000-00008
Abstract
To determine the value of transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, we reviewed a one-year experience of consecutive patients with sarcoidosis presenting with hilar and/or paratracheal adenopathy. The sensitivity of transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy in obtaining noncaseating granulomas was 90%. This yield exceeds that of most published reports of transbronchial lung biopsy and bronchial mucosal biopsy and suggests that transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy may be a valuable diagnostic tool in the evaluation of these forms of sarcoidosis.Keywords
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