Transthoracic needle aspiration in solitary pulmonary nodule.
With improved awareness of public health and the recent advances in various imaging technologies, the detection rate of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) is continuously increasing. Transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA) has represented a major approach for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of pulmonary masses, owing to its simplicity and minimal invasiveness. This paper demonstrates the role of TTNA in SPN.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China.
Wen
W
Yang
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China.
Hongli
H
Jiang
Department of Radiology, North Manchester General Hospital, Acute Pennine NHS Trust, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 6RB, UK.
Ali Nawaz
AN
Khan
Department of Radiology, North Manchester General Hospital, Acute Pennine NHS Trust, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 6RB, UK.
Carolyn
C
Allen
Thoracic Surgery - AUSL Romagna, Santa Maria delle Croci Teaching Hospital, Viale Vincenzo Randi 5, 48121 Ravenna, Italy.
Luca
L
Bertolaccini
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China.
Tangfeng
T
Lv
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China.
Yong
Y
Song
Transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA); diagnostic tool; lung cancer; solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)