Safety and efficacy of transbronchial cryobiopsy for elderly lung cancer patients
TBLC was found to be a safe and effective diagnostic tool for peripheral lung cancer in elderly patients and provided adequate samples for molecular testing. Since the complication rates did not significantly differ between the two age groups, age alone should not be considered a contraindication for the procedure.
Authors
- Hisashi Kako
- Yasuhiro Gotô (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2235-8567)
- Takuma Ina
- Kazuyoshi Imaizumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3790-8691)
- Tomoya Horiguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4223-6794)
- Naozumi Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2337-629X)
- Shotaro Okachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1869-7953)
- Kumiko Yamatsuta
- Yuko Oya
- Shin Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9828-0300)
- Maki Ota
Institutions
- Fujita Health University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03456-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26