Age | Sex | Lapsed days | Bacteria of cause | Diagnosis by EBUS | Surgical procedure | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | M | 11 | N.P. | LN metastasis of lung cancer | N.P. | 4 |
59 | M | 7 | N.P. | LN metastasis of lung cancer | N.P. | 5 |
68 | M | 60 | Streptococcus viridans | LN metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma | Thoracotomy | 6 |
75 | M | 9 | Streptococcus intermedius | Nonspecific inflammatory change | Median sternotomy | 7 |
48 | M | 6 | No bacteria | LN metastasis of lung cancer | Thoracotomy | 8 |
68 | M | 35 | Candida albicans, gamma-hemolytic Streptococcus | LN metastasis of colon cancer | EBUS-guided aspiration | 9 |
66 | M | 14 | Propionibacterium acnes, Bacteroides, Eubacterium | Undifferentiated, malignant cells | Thoracotomy | 9 |
64 | F | 8 | N.P. | LN metastasis of lung cancer | N.P. | 10 |
72 | M | 10 | Group C Streptococcus | LN metastasis of lung cancer | Thoracotomy | 11 |
42 | M | 21 | No bacteria | Sarcoidosis | Mediastinoscopy | 12 |
89 | F | 14 | Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus, diphtheroids | Nonspecific inflammatory change | Thoracotomy | 13 |
48 | M | 31 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Nonspecific inflammatory change | Thoracotomy | 14 |
64 | M | 16 | No bacteria | LN metastasis of lung cancer | Thoracotomy | 15 |
49 | M | 14 | Gemella morbillorum | Sarcoidosis | Mediastinotomy | 15 |
36 | M | 26 | Prevotella buccae, Streptococcus anginosus, Actinomyces | Sarcoidosis | Thoracotomy | 15 |
75 | M | 7 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Mediastinal lung cancer | Thoracotomy | Our case |