title: Role of EUS-FNA in Recurrent Lung Cancer: Maximum Results with Minimum (minimally invasive) Effort.
abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is an excellent method for primary lung cancer staging. We describe a 66-year-old male who underwent EUS-FNA for the diagnosis of recurrent lung cancer. Two years after initial radiation therapy followed by complete remission, routine follow-up imaging study revealed a mass in the right hilum. Trans-esophageal EUS revealed a 1.3-cm mass and the result of EUS-FNA was consistent with non-small lung cancer. EUS-FNA can play an important role in diagnosis of recurrent lung cancer as well as primary staging avoiding the more invasive diagnostic technique.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ioncica
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saftoiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Everson L A
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Artifon
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Manoop S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bhutani
keywords: endoscopic ultrasound; fine-needle aspiration; lung cancer; minimally invasive