Research Article

Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Thoracic Diseases: Much More than Mediastinal Staging

Table 2

Lymph node stations sampled by EBUS-TBNA in 1569 patients.

StationsRightLeft

Total2298
Superior mediastinal1003
 Highest mediastinal (station 1)11
 Upper paratracheal (2R/2L)568
 Lower paratracheal (4R/4L)740197
Inferior mediastinal
 Subcarinal (7)789
N1 nodes506
 Hilar (10R/10L)3720
 Interlobar (11R/11L)191174
 Lobar (12R/12L)5330
 Segmental (13R/13L)01

Tissue sampling of pulmonary lesions in 322 cases.