International association for the study of lung cancer map, Wang lymph node map and rapid on-site evaluation in transbronchial needle aspiration

Qing-Hua Liu; Sixto Arias; Ko-Pen Wang

doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.08.63

International association for the study of lung cancer map, Wang lymph node map and rapid on-site evaluation in transbronchial needle aspiration

J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep;8(9):E869-E874. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.63.

Authors

Qing-Hua Liu¹, Sixto Arias², Ko-Pen Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250041, China.
² Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Abstract

The invaluable role of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) in the diagnosis and staging of mediastinal adenopathy and lung cancer has been well established. Different lymph nodes regional nomenclatures and maps had been described over the years. The international association for the study of lung cancer (IASLC) and Wang's maps complement each other benefiting patients with lung cancer. In this article we briefly reviewed the roles of IALSC, Wang's maps and ROSE in TBNA.

Keywords: Lung lymph node map; rapid-on site evaluation; transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA).

Publication types

Review