Transthoracic needle aspiration

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Overview

TTNA or transthoracic needle aspiration is a biopsy done to diagnose and stage cancer in the mediastinum. Approximately 10% of patients need a catheter placed for the evacuation of a pneumothorax.[1] Patients that have this procedure generally have quite a bit of mediastinal involvement.

References

  1. ↑ "Invasive Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer*". Retrieved 2011-12-05.
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