Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of small cell carcinoma
A 68-year-old woman with a history of heavy tobacco use presented with three months of lethargy and progressive weight loss.
(Panel A) Chest CT revealed left posterior periesophageal mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
(Panel B) Endoscopic ultrasonography with fine needle aspiration (FNA) was requested. The needle tip can be seen entering the lymph node (LN) with the aorta adjacent to the biopsied lymph node.
(Panel C) Cytology demonstrated metastatic small cell carcinoma.
From Norton ID, Wiersema MJ. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. In: Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Gress F, Bhattacharya I (Ed), Blackwell Science, Malden, MA 2001. p.136. Reprinted with permission of Blackwell Science, Inc.
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