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KMID : 0191120130280040550
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013 Volume.28 No. 4 p.550 ~ p.554
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Clinical Implication of Microscopic Anthracotic Pigment in Mediastinal Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
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Park Young-Sik
Lee Jin-Woo
Pang Jin-Chul
Chung Doo-Hyun
Lee Sang-Min
Yim Jae-Joon
Yang Seok-Chul
Yoo Chul-Gyu
Kim Young-Whan
Han Sung-Koo
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Abstract
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Microscopic anthracotic pigment (MAP) is frequently observed in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) specimen in non-small cell lung cancer, but its clinical interpretation is not well-known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical implication of MAP in mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer. From May 2010 to July 2011, consecutive potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal staging were recruited. Of the total 133 patients, 102 (76.7%) were male patients. Median age was 68 yr. Total 279 mediastinal lymph nodes were sampled by EBUS-TBNA; station 4R (100, 35.8%) and station 7 (86, 30.8%) were the most common sites. Malignant lymph nodes were 100 (35.8%). MAP was observed in 61 (21.7%) lymph nodes, and among them only 3 were malignant lymph nodes (P < 0.001). The lymph nodes with MAP were smaller (9.0 vs 10.8 mm, P = 0.001) and showed low standard uptake values on FDG-PET (4.4 vs 4.7, P = 0.256). In multivariate analysis, MAP was negatively associated with malignant lymph node (adjusted OR, 0.12; 95% CI, 0.03-0.42; P < 0.001). In potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer patients, MAP in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration specimens is strongly associated with benign mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes.
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KEYWORD
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Lung Cancer, Staging, Endobronchial Ultrasound, Anthracotic Pigment
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