BACKGROUND/AIM: Enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes can result from serious etiologies including @entity738 , @entity5 , etc., and a rare condition called @entity7864 . The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of risk factors and the uptake values within the anthracotic lymph nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 106 @entity1 who underwent endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration and were diagnosed as having @entity7864 were analyzed retrospectively. @entity1 with positive confirmation by surgical biopsies or a 1-year follow-up period were enrolled. RESULTS: 201 lymph nodes were sampled from 106 @entity1 . Subcarinal and interlobar lymph nodes were the most commonly affected stations (36.8% and 34.3%, respectively). The mean durations of exposure to biomass and cigarette smoke were 35.5 and 33 years, respectively. The mean maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) within the lymph nodes was 4.76. The SUVmax of the @entity1 with associated @entity5 was 4.19 and the SUVmax of nonmalignant @entity1 was 5.28. This difference was statistically significant (P = 0.009). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that @entity7864 also affects the mediastinal and hilar stations; it should be considered in differential diagnosis in @entity1 with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathies with intense uptake on positron emission tomography scans, especially when there is a history of exposure to known risk factors.

Risk factors and maximum standardized uptake values within lymph nodes of XXXX diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignancy', 'neoplasia'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity7864 :: ('MESH:D055008', 'Disease') :: ['anthracosis'] @entity738 :: ('MESH:D006099', 'Disease') :: ['granulomatous disease']
@entity7864 :: (MESH:D055008,Disease) :: ['anthracosis']
