Comparing two biopsy methods for lymph nodes
Part of Blood & lymphatic clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to take tissue samples from swollen lymph nodes in the chest. The goal is to see if a newer technique called EBUS-TTFB gets better samples than the standard method (EBUS-TBNA) when the first samples aren't enough.
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Who can take part
- 18 years or older
- A chest scan shows one or more swollen lymph nodes in the chest that are at least 1 cm wide
- You need a biopsy of those lymph nodes to get a clear diagnosis
- The first biopsy using the standard method didn't collect enough tissue (less than 3 mm of solid sample)
- No bleeding problems or other reasons that make a bronchoscopy unsafe
- Not pregnant and not currently in another clinical trial
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