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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
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
- ↑ "Invasive Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer*". Retrieved 2011-12-05.