title: Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer.
abstract: We reviewed the role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and esophageal ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the pretherapeutic assessment of patients with proven or suspected lung cancer. EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA have been shown to have a good diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. In the future, these techniques in combination with positron emission tomography/computed tomographic may replace surgical staging in patients with suspected and proven lung cancer, but until then surgical staging remains the gold standard for adequate preoperative evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colella
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vilmann
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Education, University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Konge
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Paul Frost
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Clementsen
keywords: Cancer; diagnosis; endobronchial ultrasound; endosonography; esophageal ultrasound; lung; staging