Table 4.
Methods of Sample Acquisition
| Sample Acquisition Technique | Number (N = 1157) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Radiology-guided biopsy of lung or supraclavicular lymph nodes | 356 | 30.8 |
| EBUS-TBNA | 273 | 23.6 |
| Bronchoscopic biopsy | 212 | 18.3 |
| Mediastinoscopy, surgical lung resection, biopsy of other metastatic site, blood sample, and other | 155 | 13.4 |
| Thoracoscopy pleural biopsy, image-guided pleural biopsy, pleural fluid aspiration | 127 | 11.0 |
| Unknown | 34 | 2.9 |
EBUS-TBNA, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.