Lung Cancer
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 51-56 , October 2010

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of lung cancer

  • Jeong Eun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cancer Research Institute, Chungnam National University, 33 Munhwa-ro, Gung-gu, Daejeon, 301-721, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyae Young Kim

      Affiliations

    • Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kun Young Lim

      Affiliations

    • Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Soo Hyun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Geon Kook Lee

      Affiliations

    • Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hee Seok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Bin Hwangbo

      Affiliations

    • Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 31 920 1618; fax: +82 31 920 2798.

Received 25 October 2009 ,Revised 9 January 2010 ,Accepted 12 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.01.008

Lung Cancer
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 51-56 , October 2010

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