An Algorithmic Approach for Assessment of Mediastinal Lesions Using Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Endoscopic Ultrasonography in a Single Procedure

Table 1

Characteristics of patients referred for assessment of mediastinal lesions.

Patients	()	%
Referred for
Assessing adenopathy	12	13.0%
Rule-out malignancy	80	87.0%
Male	49	53.3%
Median age	65.2	(32–88)
IP fellow present		69.6%
Final diagnosis
Malignant
Adenocarcinoma	31	33.7%
Squamous cell carcinoma	17	18.48%
Small cell lung cancer	14	15.22%
Poorly differentiated	9	9.78%
Metastatic breast cancer	1	1.09%
Metastatic RCC	1	1.09%
Sarcoma	1	1.09%
Benign
Negative for malignancy	12	13.04%
Sarcoid	5	5.43%
Other benign disease	1	1.09%