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Belgian Endocrine Society 2018

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The importance of post-resection histologic confirmation in the diagnosis and differentiation of neuro-endocrine tumors of the lung

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ea0057033 | The importance of post-resection histologic confirmation in the diagnosis and differentiation of neuro-endocrine tumors of the lung | BES2018

The importance of post-resection histologic confirmation in the diagnosis and differentiation of neuro-endocrine tumors of the lung

Jonathan Mertens , Pascale Abrams

Introduction: First assessment of lung tumors is often performed by imaging combined with biopsy. This is necessary for immunohistochemical tumor typing, evaluation of treatment options and prognosis. It has been shown in literature reviews that Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) with fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is not inferior in diagnostic quality, but much less invasive than mediastinoscopy of chest laparotomy (1–3). In this case report we will describe the cut...
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