Table 1. Tissue Diagnosis of Focal Lung Lesion with High Probability of Resectable-Stage Lung Cancer.
Routinely perform TNB, n (%) | |
Bronchoscopy and TNB | 38 (63.3) |
TNB followed by bronchoscopy | 4 (6.7) |
Selectively perform TNB, n (%) | |
Bronchoscopy followed by TNB | 7 (11.7) |
Routinely skip TNB, n (%) | |
Bronchoscopy only | 4 (6.7) |
Direct surgery | 1 (1.7) |
Others, n (%) | 6 (10) |
TNB = transthoracic needle biopsy