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Pathological diagnosis of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a relatively rare subtype of lung malignancy. According to revised 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for the pathological diagnosis of LCNEC, neuroendocrine markers must be examined by immunohistochemistry. In this study, we reevaluated endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) samples of patients previously diagnosed with LCNEC using the revised WHO criteria. METHODS:Clinical tissue samples that had been obtained by EBUS-TBNA between January 2004 and December 2011, and that had been pathologically diagnosed as LCNEC according to the previous criteria, were reevaluated according to the revised WHO criteria. RESULTS:The records of 471 lung cancer patients with mediastinal or hilar lymph node metastasis diagnosed by EBUS-TBNA were analyzed. Thirteen patients were diagnosed with LCNEC; one of which was diagnosed based on cytology alone because the histological material was insufficient for a histological examination. Among the 12 cases in which a histological examination was performed, nine were diagnosed with possible LCNEC based on neuroendocrine marker positivity, while three were diagnosed with suspected LCNEC because they did not meet the immunostaining criteria. The patient who was cytologically diagnosed was found to have non-small cell carcinoma with neuroendocrine morphology. CONCLUSION:LCNEC could be pathologically diagnosed based on 2015 WHO criteria using EBUS-TBNA samples.

SUBMITTER: Inage T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5792718 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pathological diagnosis of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

Inage Terunaga T Nakajima Takahiro T Fujiwara Taiki T Sakairi Yuichi Y Wada Hironobu H Suzuki Hidemi H Iwata Takekazu T Chiyo Masako M Nakatani Yukio Y Yoshino Ichiro I

Thoracic cancer 20171222 2

<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a relatively rare subtype of lung malignancy. According to revised 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for the pathological diagnosis of LCNEC, neuroendocrine markers must be examined by immunohistochemistry. In this study, we reevaluated endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) samples of patients previously diagnosed with LCNEC using the revised WHO criteria.<h4>Methods</h4 ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundThe microbiological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (Tb) in a pediatric population is hampered by both low pathogen burden and noncompliance with sputum sampling. Although endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has been found useful for the evaluation of mediastinal pathologies in adults, for children, sparse data are available. Here, we have evaluated EBUS-TBNA as a diagnostic procedure in children and adolescents with suspected pulmonary Tb.MethodsIn this retrospective analysis, we reviewed the charts of unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) who were admitted between January 2016 and July 2018 and who, during their initial medical screening upon arrival in Germany, were found to have abnormal radiological pulmonary and mediastinal findings and/or immunological results indicative of Tb. For each patient, basic sociodemographic data, clinical features and data on diagnostic procedures performed were assessed. These included imaging, immunodiagnostic tests and microbiological data derived from sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, EBUS-TBNA, bronchoscopy and pleural fluid sampling. All patients who underwent invasive sampling procedures were included in the study.ResultsOut of 42 URM with suspected Tb, 34 fulfilled the study's inclusion criteria. Ages ranged from 14 to 17 years. All were of African origin, with 70.0% coming from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia. Among the 21 patients for whom EBUS-TBNA was performed, the diagnostic yield was high: 66.7% positive results (MTb detected either by acid-fast stain, culture or PCR in 4.8, 42.9 and 61.9% of samples, respectively). Multidrug-resistant MTb was found in two patients from Somalia. No complications were associated with the procedure. Overall, pulmonary Tb was diagnosed in 29 patients (85.3%), miliary Tb in two patients (5.9%) and latent Tb in three patients (8.8%).ConclusionsEBUS-TBNA is a sensitive and safe method with high diagnostic yield in the evaluation of pediatric patients with mediastinal pathology and suspected Tb.

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Pathological diagnosis of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

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Pathological diagnosis of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

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