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. 2020 Dec 2;15(12):e0243181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243181

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of study patients.

Sarcoidosis (n = 16) Small cell carcinoma (n = 14)
Age (mean ± SD) 58 ± 14 years 73 ± 9 years
Gender (male/female) (11/5) (11/3)
Diagnostic method EBUS-TBNA 16 EBUS-TBNA 8
TBLB 3
EBB 1
US-guided biopsy 1
CT-guided biopsy 1

Abbreviations: EBUS-TBNA = Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration. TBLB = transbronchial lung biopsy. EBB = endobronchial biopsy. US = ultrasonography. CT = computed tomography