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. 2016 Jun;8(6):1132–1138. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.04.06

Table 3. Bronchoscopy results.

Results n [%]
Tumor diagnosis confirmed with ROSE
   Yes 21 [95]
   No 1
Final tumor histology (n=22)
   Squamous cell carcinoma 9 [40]
   Adenocarcinoma 7 [31]
   Adeno-Squamous 3 [14]
   Small cell lung cancer 2 [10]
   NSCLC, NOS 1 [5]
Nodal staging (total LN count =100),
   LN per patient, mean ± SD 4.76±1.09
   LN size (cm), median (range) 0.73 (0.48–1.99)
   Adequate sample 97 (97%)
   Number of FM per patient, median (range) 3 [3–4]
FM retention
   Yes 21 [100]
   No 0
SBRT completed “without” additional FM
   Yes 21 [100]
   No 0
Complications
   Anesthesia related 1 [5]
   Procedure related 1 [5]
Escalation of care
   Yes 1
   No 20 [95]

ROSE, rapid on-site examination; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; NOS, not otherwise specified; LN, lymph node; FM, fiducial marker; SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy.