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Case #3 -
A 62-year-old man complains of worsening cough since three months

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
8.) What are the means for evaluation of mediastinal nodes?

Evaluation of mediastinal nodes:

  1. PET scan more accurate than CT scan

  2. Esophageal and bronchoscopic ultrasound

  3. Mediastinoscopy - indicated if any node larger than 1 cm seen on CT scan

 
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