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. 2017 May;9(Suppl 5):S350–S362. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.18

Table 5. Overall diagnostic performance of EBUS-TBNA for various pathologies in patients with isolated mediastinal and/or hilar lymphadenopathy.

Overall (%) Lymphoma (%) Sarcoidosis (%) Carcinoma (%)
Sensitivity (95% CI) 81.6 (74.2–87.6) 26.7 (7.8–55.1) 86.7 (79.1–92.4) 100 (59.0–100)
NPV (95% CI) 74.8 (65.2–82.8) 95.9 (91.0–97.4) 87.5 (80.2–92.8) 100 (98.3–100)
Diagnostic accuracy 87.7 94.9 92.7 100
Disease prevalence 64.7 6.9 51.6 3.2

EBUS-TBNA, endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial aspiration.