Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 46 patients with intrathoracic granulomatous lymphadenopathy

Age

47.1 ± 17.1

Female gender

28 (61)

Number of LN involved per patient^a

7.0 ± 3.6

Number of LN examined per patient

1.7 ± 0.7

Number of needle pass per LN

3.7 ± 1.8

Number of tissue core achieved per LN

2.0 ± 1.3

Stations of LN punctured^b

 2R

2/82 (2)

 4R

31/82 (38)

 4 L

3/82 (4)

 7

33/82 (40)

 10R

1/82 (1)

 11R

9/82 (11)

 11 L

3/82 (4)

Diameter of LN examined using EBUS-TBNA^c

 Shortest diameter, mm

19.4 ± 8.0

 Longest diameter, mm

28.7 ± 11.4