Respirology Case Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(4)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a revolutionary tool for the diagnosis and staging of mediastinal disorders. Nevertheless, its diagnostic capability reduced in certain disorders such as lymphoproliferative diseases. EBUS-guided cryobiopsy (EBUS-TBMC) novel technique that can provide larger samples with preserved tissue architecture, an acceptable safety profile. In this case report, we present middle-aged gentleman huge anterior mass bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. He underwent EBUS-TBNA rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) followed by EBUS-TBMC, all under general anaesthesia. Histopathological analysis showed discordance between EBUS-TBMC which only TBMC provided adequate to attain primary large B-cell lymphoma. This report reinforced role

Язык: Английский