"Melting Lymph Node Sign": The Endobronchial Ultrasound Pattern Of Cystic Mediastinal Nodal Metastases

Rocco Trisolini; Filippo Natali; Vanina Livi; Marco Ferrari; Daniela Paioli; Alessandra Cancellieri

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.038

"Melting Lymph Node Sign": The Endobronchial Ultrasound Pattern Of Cystic Mediastinal Nodal Metastases

Rocco Trisolini, Filippo Natali, Vanina Livi, Marco Ferrari, Daniela Paioli, Alessandra Cancellieri

Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivista › Editoriale in rivista / quotidiano

Abstract

Cystic change in metastatic lymph nodes occurs in certain types of tumors (ie, papillary thyroid carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the Waldeyer's ring) and it is usually observed in the head and neck region. We report on a series of 6 patients with mediastinal metastasis from lung cancer in whom the endobronchial ultrasound showed that most of the lymph node tissue had "melted," leading to the formation of a single, anechoic, avascular cavity. Besides the unique endobronchial ultrasound pattern, we describe the imaging and pathology findings of this unusual presentation of malignant mediastinal lymphadenopathy to facilitate its recognition. (C) 2019 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	311-314
Numero di pagine	4
Rivista	THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Volume	108
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.038
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2019

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"Melting Lymph Node Sign": The Endobronchial Ultrasound Pattern Of Cystic Mediastinal Nodal Metastases

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