Abstract
A method of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with guided needle aspiration biopsy for conclusive diagnosis of a mediastinal mass lesions is described. The technique might prove useful for diagnosis of solid mass lesions in the mediastinum including diagnosis of lymph nodes for preoperative staging of lung cancer.
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