title: Review of the role of EBUS-TBNA for the pulmonologist, including lung cancer staging.
abstract: This review focuses on the role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in day-to-day pulmonology practice. Case examples are given of the common indications for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration which are: (i) lung cancer staging; (ii) confirming a diagnosis of malignancy in thoracic lymph nodes; (iii) diagnosing central pulmonary masses; (iv) sarcoidosis; and (v) inflammatory/benign thoracic lymph nodes. The technique is widely used, and after appropriate training by experienced bronchoscopists can be easily integrated into a bronchoscopy service.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fielding
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bashirzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Phan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D000072106:Pulmonologists
keywords: Bronchoscopy; endobronchial ultrasound; lung cancer; sarcoidosis and other granulomatosis; staging