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. 2017 Apr 4;8(35):58272–58277. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16813

Table 2. Diagnostic yield for EBUS-GS-TBB.

Variables Lesion diagnosed by EBUS-GS-TBB
Malignant Benign
Size of SPNs
 <20mm 32/84 (38.1%) 16/84 (19.0%)
 20-30mm 68/96 (70.8%) 18/96 (18.8%)
Location of the probe
 Within 72/110 (65.5%) 30/110 (27.3%)
 Adjacent 28/46 (60.9%) 4/46 (8.7%)
Location of the SPNs
 Medial 1/2 of lung field 76/120 (63.3%) 24/120 (20.0%)
 Lateral 1/2 of lung field 24/60 (40.0%) 10/60 (16.7%)