Abstract
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy has emerged as an excellent tool in diagnosing lung cancer. However, its use to diagnose lymphoma has been questioned, since the gold standard for diagnosing lymphomas is an excisional biopsy of involved lymph nodes. However, the procedure is sometimes risky or difficult. Recent studies have been showing great results using endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration when accompanied by immunohistochemistry and cytology. Here, we present a case of Hodgkin's lymphoma patient that was accurately diagnosed using endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.
Highlights
Some of the most crucial features of a diagnostic procedure are high sensitivity, specificity, and overall diagnostic yield
Grosu et al showed that EBUS-TBNA is useful in diagnosing and staging cancer and often included biomarkers analysis [3]. It has shown great results regarding the diagnosis of lymphoma such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and its more extensive use is attributed to the need for a less invasive endoscopic procedure while ensuring lower complication rates
We present a case of Hodgkin’s lymphoma that was accurately diagnosed with the help of EBUS-TBNA
Summary
Some of the most crucial features of a diagnostic procedure are high sensitivity, specificity, and overall diagnostic yield. Grosu et al showed that EBUS-TBNA is useful in diagnosing and staging cancer and often included biomarkers analysis [3] It has shown great results regarding the diagnosis of lymphoma such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and its more extensive use is attributed to the need for a less invasive endoscopic procedure while ensuring lower complication rates. Case Presentation e patient is a forty-two-year-old man He is a nonsmoker and with no known underlying medical conditions and had been referred from another healthcare facility to the pulmonary clinic having a history of chronic cough with sudden onset about a month ago. A chest X-ray was done, which showed bilateral hilar adenopathy (Figure 1)
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