Table 1 Patient characteristics
Subject | Baseline thyroid disease | Indication for procedure | Size (mm)** | Strictly intrathoracic | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Multinodular goiter | Multiple lung masses, enlarged mediastinal LNs | 19 | No | Follicular nodule |
2 | None | Lung mass w/ enlarged hilar LNs | 26 | No | Large B-cell lymphoma |
3 | None | Lung mass | 20 | No | Follicular nodule |
4* | None | Enlarged mediastinal LNs | 20 | Yes | Metastatic breast adenocarcinoma |
5 | None | Superior mediastinal mass | 25 | Yes | Follicular nodule |
6 | None | Lung mass | 18 | No | Follicular nodule |
7 | Subclinical hypothyroidism | Lung mass | 33 | Yes | Follicular nodule |
8 | Subclinical hyperthyroidism | Enlarged mediastinal LNs | 32 | Yes | Follicular nodule |
9 | None | Lung mass, enlarged mediastinal LNs | 10 | No | Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma |
10 | None | Lung mass w/ enlarged hilar LNs | 33 | No | Follicular nodule |
11 | None | Substernal thyroid mass | 44 | No | Follicular nodule |
12* | None | Incidentally found anterior mediastinal mass | 16 | Yes | Multinodular goiter |