Table 1. Distribution of FNA specimen types according to histological diagnosis.
| No. (%) | Diagnosis | No. (%) | Type of FNA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBUS-TBNA | TBNA | ||||
| No. 201 | No. 72 | ||||
| Lung tumors | 131 (48) | Adenocarcinoma | 80 (61) | 46 | 34 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 23 (18) | 9 | 14 | ||
| Small cell carcinoma | 19 (15) | 15 | 4 | ||
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 4 (3) | 1 | 3 | ||
| Neuroendocrine large cell carcinoma | 3 (2) | 1 | 2 | ||
| Undifferentiated carcinoma | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | ||
| Anaplastic large cell carcinoma | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Non lung tumors | 22 (8) | Mesothelioma | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 |
| Thyroid papillary carcinoma | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ductal breast carcinoma | 2 (9) | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oropharingeal squamous carcinoma | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thymoma | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ovarian carcinoma | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Prostate adenocarcinoma | 2 (9) | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kidney adenocarcinoma | 3 (14) | 3 | 0 | ||
| Colon adenocarcinoma | 5 (23) | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lymphoma | 3 (14) | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sarcoma | 2 (9) | 2 | 0 | ||
| Other | 120 (44) | Reactive lymph nodes | 90 (75) | 90 | 0 |
| Microgranulomatous lymphadenitis | 15 (13) | 15 | 0 | ||
| Necrosis | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Healthy | 14 (12) | 0 | 14 | ||
FNA = fine-needle aspiration; EBUS-TBNA = endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration