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Gut and Liver 2007; 1(1): 068-073 https://doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2007.1.1.68 Endoscopic Ultrasonograpic Findings of Benign Mediastinal and Abdominal Lymphadenopathy Confirmed by EUS-guided Fine Needle Aspiration
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Hae Jung Song*, Jin-oh Kim*, Soo Hoon Eun*, Young Deok Cho*, In Seop Jung*, Young Koog Cheon*, Jong Ho Moon*, Joon Seong Lee*, Moon Sung Lee*, Chan Sup Shim*, Boo Sung Kim*, and So Young Jin†
*Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center and †Department of Pathology, SoonChunHyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jin-oh Kim
© The Korean Society of Gastroenterology, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Korean Association the Study of Intestinal Diseases, the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, Korean Pancreatobiliary Association, and Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer. All rights reserved.

Abstract
Backgroud/Aims: Distinguishing benign and malignant lymph nodes by the findings of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is still controversial. We tried to evaluate EUS findings of benign mediastinal and abdominal lymphadenopathy (BLAP) confirmed by EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). Me-thods: A total of 37 patients with enlarged mediastinal or abdominal lymph nodes (diameter ≥1 cm) were enrolled and EUS-FNA was performed. Final diagnosis was based on FNA cytology and follow up imaging studies (CT scans or EUS). Results: Thir-teen patients were confirmed to have BLAP by EUS-FNA. Causes of BLAP were as follows; (i) extrapulmonary tuberculosis in six cases including patients with postoperative states due to cervical cancer and advanced gastric cancer, (ii) Kikuchi disease in one case, (iii) hypereosinophilic syndrome in one case, (iv) reactive hyperplasia in five cases including patients with postoperative states due to thyroid cancer, lung cancer, and EGC with ESD. EUS findings of BLAP revealed that median lymph node size was 24.7 mm. Lymph nodes were oval or round shaped in 9 cases, sharp borders in 9 cases, hypoechoic echo pattern in 7 cases, heterogenous internal echo pattern in 7 cases. Other findings included internal septation, calcification, multiplicity, attachment to the gastrointestinal tract wall, and conglomeration. Conclusions: EUS findings of BLAP were not different from those of malignant lymphadenopathy previously reported in other studies. (Gut and Liver 2007;1:68-73)
Keywords: Lymphadenopathy; Endoscopic ultrasonography, Fine needle aspiration
Abstract
Backgroud/Aims: Distinguishing benign and malignant lymph nodes by the findings of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is still controversial. We tried to evaluate EUS findings of benign mediastinal and abdominal lymphadenopathy (BLAP) confirmed by EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). Me-thods: A total of 37 patients with enlarged mediastinal or abdominal lymph nodes (diameter ≥1 cm) were enrolled and EUS-FNA was performed. Final diagnosis was based on FNA cytology and follow up imaging studies (CT scans or EUS). Results: Thir-teen patients were confirmed to have BLAP by EUS-FNA. Causes of BLAP were as follows; (i) extrapulmonary tuberculosis in six cases including patients with postoperative states due to cervical cancer and advanced gastric cancer, (ii) Kikuchi disease in one case, (iii) hypereosinophilic syndrome in one case, (iv) reactive hyperplasia in five cases including patients with postoperative states due to thyroid cancer, lung cancer, and EGC with ESD. EUS findings of BLAP revealed that median lymph node size was 24.7 mm. Lymph nodes were oval or round shaped in 9 cases, sharp borders in 9 cases, hypoechoic echo pattern in 7 cases, heterogenous internal echo pattern in 7 cases. Other findings included internal septation, calcification, multiplicity, attachment to the gastrointestinal tract wall, and conglomeration. Conclusions: EUS findings of BLAP were not different from those of malignant lymphadenopathy previously reported in other studies. (Gut and Liver 2007;1:68-73)
Keywords: Lymphadenopathy; Endoscopic ultrasonography, Fine needle aspiration
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