Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of thyroid nodules: pushing the boundary too far?

Chest. 2012 Dec;142(6):1690-1691. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1871.

Authors

Marcus P Kennedy¹, Micheal Breen², Kevin O'Regan², Julie McCarthy³, Mary Horgan⁴, Michael T Henry⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: Marcus.kennedy@hse.ie.
² Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
³ Department of Cytopathology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
⁵ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.

PMID: 23208354
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1871

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Biopsy, Fine-Needle / adverse effects*
Bronchoscopy / adverse effects*
Endosonography / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcus mitis / isolation & purification
Thyroid Gland / microbiology
Thyroid Nodule / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Nodule / pathology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents