Research Article
Outcome of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study cohort (
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| Characteristics | Value |
| Age (y), | | Male gender, (%) | 51 (73.9) | Indications of procedure, (%) | | Lung cancer | 52 (75.4) | Tuberculosis | 6 (8.7) | Esophageal cancer | 3 (4.3) | Sarcoidosis | 2 (2.9) | Lymphangioma | 2 (2.9) | Lymphoma | 1 (1.4) | UIP | 1 (1.4) | Atypical pneumonia | 1 (1.4) | Recurred metastatic LAP of stomach cancer | 1 (1.4) | Location of lymph nodes, (%) | | Subcarinal | 57 (82.6) | Aortopulmonary window | 8 (11.6) | Paratracheal | 3 (4.3) | Paraesophageal | 1 (1.4) | Size of lymph nodes (mm), | | Long axis | | Short axis | |
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SD: standard deviation; UIP: usual interstitial pneumonitis; LAP: lymphadenopathy.
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