title: Diagnosis of recurrent lung cancer in the mediastinum using endosonographically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: Endoscopic sonography is a well-established tool for the diagnosis and staging of gastrointestinal malignancies. It has been found to be of increasing utility in the diagnosis and management of lung cancers. We report a case of recurrent lung cancer presenting 4 years after initial diagnosis and treatment, in which endoscopic sonography was used to guide the fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Associates of Eastern Maine, Bangor, ME 04401, USA.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Manika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed