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Table 6 Final cytological and histological results

From: The role of Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for qualitative diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a prospective analysis

Malignancy (N = 61)

Adenocarcinoma

N = 24

Small cell lung cancer

N = 20

Squamous carcinoma

N = 5

Undifferentiated carcinoma

N = 9

Renal carcinoma metastasis

N = 1

Benign diseases (N = 40)

No MT evidence

N = 13

Granulomatous inflammation

N = 14

Sarcoidosis

N = 4

Tuberculosis

N = 4

Lymphoma

N = 2

Small B cell tumor

N = 1

Lymph node hyperplasia

N = 1

Chronic inflammation

N = 1