The True False Negative Rates of Esophageal and Endobronchial Ultrasound in the Staging of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Both EBUS and EUS are useful initial tests to biopsy suspicious N2 mediastinal lymph nodes; however, as EBUS and EUS have high false negative rates, especially at stations 4R and 7, mediastinoscopy is still required for patients with suspicious nodal disease in these stations.