Lung Cancer Diagnosis by Fine Needle Aspiration Is Associated With Reduction in Resection of Nonmalignant Lung Nodules.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rates of resection of nonmalignant lung nodules suspected preoperatively to be lung cancer vary widely and are reported to be as high as 40%. We determined the impact of the frequent use of computed tomography (CT)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) on the resection rate of nonmalignant nodules and frequency of resections of benign disease among patients undergoing evaluation for lung cancer resection operation in an academic medical center.

Methods

Eligible patients underwent CT-guided FNA, surgical resection, or both during the 12-month period between July 2013 and July 2014 for known or suspected first primary resectable stage I-III lung cancer. Patient data were extracted from the electronic medical records.

Results

One hundred ninety-seven patient

SUBMITTER: Barta JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9338773 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature