Table 2 Comparison of the range of tissue sampling sites between endo-oesophageal ultrasound fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)
From: Direct nodal sampling by echoendoscopy in lung cancer: the clinician’s expectations
EUS | EBUS | |
|---|---|---|
Mediastinal staging (N2/N3) | ++ | ++ |
Mediastinal restaging (N2/N3) | + | + |
Hilar staging (N1/N3) | - | ++ |
Intrapulmonary tumours (T) | + | + |
Tumour invasion (T4) (central vessels) | + | -/+ |
Left adrenal gland (M1) | + | - |